pop

Description

Removes and returns the item at the specified index.

Syntax

list. pop([index])

index

Optional. Index of the item you want to delete. Default value is -1 (the last item in the list).

Return Value

The same that was deleted.

Time Complexity

O(1) for pop() O(n) for pop(index)

Example

>>> [1, 2, 3].pop()
3
>>> [1, 2, 3].pop(0)
1

See Also

`remove()`_, `del`_ statement