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Matric number: 20/85/0040

Course code: COM 315

Course title: Python programming language

There are several library functions in python list and explain at least five functions with a short simple
code

1. `len()`: Returns the length of a list.

Example: `my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]`

`print(len(my_list))`

Output: `5`

2. `append()`: Adds an element to the end of a list.

Example: `my_list = [1, 2, 3]`

`my_list.append(4)`

`print(my_list)`

Output: `[1, 2, 3, 4]`

3. `remove()`: Removes the first occurrence of a specified element from a list.

Example: `my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]`

`my_list.remove(3)`

`print(my_list)`

Output: `[1, 2, 4, 5]`

4. `sort()`: Sorts the elements in a list in ascending order.

Example: `my_list = [5, 3, 1, 4, 2]`

`my_list.sort()`
`print(my_list)`

Output: `[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]`

5. `index()`: Returns the index of the first occurrence of a specified element in a list.

Example: `my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]`

`print(my_list.index(3))`

Output: `2`

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