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Pop Function In Python

In this article, we will discuss about pop function in Python.

Purpose

Pop function removes the top element of the list.

Example

my_list = [1,2,3,4,5]

# Print the list
print("Before calling pop function", my_list)

# Calling the pop function will remove the top element from list
my_list.pop()

# Print the list
print("After calling pop function", my_list)

Output

Pop(Index)

You can also remove the element at any index in the list by passing the index number in the pop function.

my_list = [1,2,3,4,5]

# Print the list
print("Before calling pop function", my_list)

# Calling the pop function will remove the top element from list
my_list.pop(1)

# Print the list
print("After calling pop function", my_list)

Here is the output

Picture showing removing the element from any position using the pop function

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Updated On -	Friday, May 10, 2019

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