The pop() function removes an element from the list at the specified index(the default is the last element).
Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
list1 = ['MIT', 'CIT', 'Yale','UCI']
print("the list1 is: ",list1)
list1.pop()
print("the new list: ", list1)
list1.pop(1)
print("the new list: ", list1)
Output:
the list1 is: ['MIT', 'CIT', 'Yale', 'UCI']
the new list: ['MIT', 'CIT', 'Yale']
the new list: ['MIT', 'Yale']
Syntax
list.pop([index=-1])
Parameters
| Name | Description |
| index | The pop() method takes a single argument( an index) and removes the element present at that index. |
Return Value
It returns the element present at the given index.