PYTHON LISTS

IT 5/L – ELECTIVE 2
Collection
A collection is a single variable used to store multiple values.

1. List (`[]`): Ordered and changeable. Duplicates are allowed.

2. Set (`{}`): Unordered and immutable. Adding and removing items
is allowed, but duplicates are not allowed.
3. Tuple (`()`): Ordered and unchangeable. Duplicates are allowed,
and tuples are even faster than lists.
4. Dictionary (`{}`): Unordered collections of items. Each item has a
key-value pair, and they are mutable.
Python Lists
• Lists are used to store multiple items in a single variable.
• List items are ordered, changeable, and allow duplicate values.
• List items are indexed and you can access them by referring to the
index number

Example:
list = [item1, item2]
Python Lists
Instead of using this:

fruit1 = “Cherry”
fruit2 = “Apple”
fruit3 = “Banana”

We can use:
fruits = [“Cherry”, “Apple”, “Banana”]
Example
tagum_brgy = [“Apokon”, “Bincungan”, “Busaon”, “Canocotan”, “Cuambugan”,
“La Filipina”, “Liboganon”, “Madaum”, “Magdum”, “Magugpo Poblacion”,
“Magugpo East”, “Magugpo North”, “Magugpo South”, “Magugpo West”,
“Mankilam”, “New Balamban”, “Nueva Fuerza”, “Pagsabangan”, “Pandapan”,
“San Agustin”, “San Isidro”, “San Miguel”, “Visayan Village”]
print(tagum_brgy)

Output:
['Apokon', 'Bincungan', 'Busaon', 'Canocotan', 'Cuambugan', 'La Filipina', 'Liboganon',
'Madaum', 'Magdum', 'Magugpo Poblacion', 'Magugpo East', 'Magugpo North', 'Magugpo
South', 'Magugpo West', 'Mankilam', 'New Balamban', 'Nueva Fuerza', 'Pagsabangan',
'Pandapan', 'San Agustin', 'San Isidro', 'San Miguel', 'Visayan Village']
List Indexing
tagum_brgy = [“Apokon”, “Bincungan”, “Busaon”, “Canocotan”, “Cuambugan”,
“La Filipina”, “Liboganon”, “Madaum”, “Magdum”, “Magugpo Poblacion”,
“Magugpo East”, “Magugpo North”, “Magugpo South”, “Magugpo West”,
“Mankilam”, “New Balamban”, “Nueva Fuerza”, “Pagsabangan”, “Pandapan”]

print(tagum_brgy[2])

Output:
Busaon
Negative Indexing
tagum_brgy = [“Apokon”, “Bincungan”, “Busaon”, “Canocotan”, “Cuambugan”,
“La Filipina”, “Liboganon”, “Madaum”, “Magdum”, “Magugpo Poblacion”,
“Magugpo East”, “Magugpo North”, “Magugpo South”, “Magugpo West”,
“Mankilam”, “New Balamban”, “Nueva Fuerza”, “Pagsabangan”, “Pandapan”]

print(tagum_brgy[-2])

Output:
Pagsabangan
Range of Indexes
tagum_brgy = [“Apokon”, “Bincungan”, “Busaon”, “Canocotan”, “Cuambugan”,
“La Filipina”, “Liboganon”, “Madaum”, “Magdum”, “Magugpo Poblacion”,
“Magugpo East”, “Magugpo North”, “Magugpo South”, “Magugpo West”,
“Mankilam”, “New Balamban”, “Nueva Fuerza”, “Pagsabangan”, “Pandapan”]

print(tagum_brgy[3:6])

Output:
['Canocotan', 'Cuambugan', 'La Filipina']
Append Items
• To add an item to the end of the list, use the append() method:

Example:
• Using the append() method to append an item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
[Link]("orange")
print(thislist)
Output:
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange']
Insert Items
• To insert a list item at a specified index, use the insert() method.
• The insert() method inserts an item at the specified index:

Example
• Insert an item as the second position:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
[Link](1, "orange")
print(thislist)
Output:
['apple’, 'orange’, 'banana', 'cherry']
Extend Items
• To append elements from another list to the current list, use the extend()
method.

Example
• Add the elements of tropical to thislist:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
tropical = ["mango", "pineapple", "papaya"]
[Link](tropical)
print(thislist)
Output:
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'mango', 'pineapple', 'papaya']
Remove Items
Remove Specified Item
• The remove() method removes the specified item.
Example
Remove "banana":
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
[Link]("banana")
print(thislist)
Output:
['apple', 'cherry']
Remove Specified Index
The pop() method removes the specified index.
Example
Remove the second item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry" ]
[Link](1)
print(thislist)
Note: If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes the last item.

Output:
['apple', 'cherry']
Remove the last item
Example
➢Remove the last item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
[Link]()
print(thislist)
Remove list using del keyword
➢The del keyword also removes the specified index:
Example
➢Remove the first item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del thislist[0]
print(thislist)
The del keyword can also delete the list
completely

Example
➢Delete the entire list:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del thislist
Clear List
➢The clear() method empties the list.
➢The list still remains, but it has no content.
Example
Clear the list content:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
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print(thislist)
Copy Lists
➢You cannot copy a list simply by typing list2 = list1, because: list2
will only be a reference to list1, and changes made in list1 will
automatically also be made in list2.
➢There are ways to make a copy, one way is to use the built-in List
method copy().
Example
Make a copy of a list with the copy() method:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
mylist = [Link]()
print(mylist)
➢Another way to make a copy is to use the built-in method list().
Example
Make a copy of a list with the list() method:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
mylist = list(thislist)
print(mylist)
Nested List
vegetables = [“carrot”, “potato”, “spinach”]
fruits = [“apple”, “banana”, “orange”]

foods = [vegetables, fruits]

print(foods)

Output:
[['carrot', 'potato', 'spinach'], ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']]
More on lists
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QUIZ TIME
QUIZ #1-4
Given the following list:
fruits = ["Strawberries", "Nectarines", "Apples", "Grapes", "Peaches",
"Cherries", "Pears"]

What will be the output of the following code?

1. fruits[3]
2. fruits[4]
3. fruits[-5]
4. fruits[-4]
QUIZ #5-7
Given the code below:

fruits = ["Strawberries", "Nectarines", "Apples", "Grapes", "Peaches",

"Cherries", "Pears"]
fruits[-1] = "Melons"
[Link]("Lemons")
print(fruits)
What do you think will be printed?
QUIZ #8-10
Given the code below:

fruits = ["Strawberries", "Nectarines", "Apples", "Grapes", "Peaches",

"Cherries", "Pears"]
vegetables = ["Spinach", "Kale", "Tomatoes", "Celery", "Potatoes"]

dirty_dozen = [fruits, vegetables]

print(dirty_dozen[1][1])

What will be printed?

RANDOM MODULE
Randomization
Python Random module is an in-built module of Python that is
used to generate random numbers in Python. These are pseudo-
random numbers means they are not truly random. This module can
be used to perform random actions such as generating random
numbers, printing random a value for a list or string, etc.
Randint
• Returns a random integer between a and b (both inclusive). This
also raises a ValueError if a > b.

Example:
import random
random_integer = [Link](1,10)
print(random_integer)
More Python Random Modules
[Link]
module-generate-random-numbers-sequences