Python

The main idea of calculating the average of a numeric list (a list that contains only numbers) can be described in two steps: Find the total sum of all elements of the list. Divide the total sum by the number of elements. There......

This pithy, example-based article will walk you through a couple of different ways to calculate the sum of a numeric list (a list that contains only numbers) in Python. We’ll also discuss the performance of each approach so you can......

In this concise example-based article, we will go through some techniques to find the maximum and minimum elements in a numeric list (a list that contains only numbers) in Python. Besides that, we will also discuss the performance of......

This succinct, example-based article shows you the best and most Pythonic approaches to reversing a given list in Python (in terms of performance and code readability). Using the reverse() method The reverse() method reverses the......

This concise, straightforward article will walk you through a few different ways to find all occurrences of a certain value in a list in Python. The desired result will be a list of indices of found elements. Let’s get......

This concise, straightforward article will walk you through a couple of different ways to remove one or many elements from a list in Python 3. Using the remove() method The remove() method helps you remove a specific element from a......

This concise, example-based article gives you some solutions to replace or update elements in a list in Python. Using indexing or slicing If you want to update or replace a single element or a slice of a list by its index, you can......

This succinct and practical article shows you a couple of different ways to randomly select one or multiple elements from a given list in Python. Without any further ado, let’s get started. Using random.choices() and......

This succinct and practical article walks you through a couple of different ways to combine multiple lists in Python. Each approach will be accompanied by a clear illustrative example. Without any further ado, let’s get......

In Python, a list is a data structure that can store multiple values of different types in a sequential order. An empty list is a list that contains no elements or items. It is a falsy value. This short article will show you the most......

This quick article shows you how to count the number of elements in a list in Python. Using the len() function The built-in len() function takes a list as an argument and returns an integer value that represents the length of the......

Using a for loop Using a for loop is the most common approach to iterating through a list in Python. You can access each element individually and perform operations on them as needed. Example: # Creating a list my_list =......