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The append() method​

The append() method adds a single element to the end of the list.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
my_list.append(4)
print(my_list)

Output
[1, 2, 3, 4]

The extend() method​

The extend() method adds all the elements of an iterable (such as a list) to the end of the list.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
my_list.extend([4, 5, 6])
print(my_list)

Output
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

The insert() method​

The insert() method inserts an element at the specified index.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
my_list.insert(1, 1.5)
print(my_list)

Output
[1, 1.5, 2, 3]

The remove() method​

The remove() method removes the first occurrence of a specified value.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
my_list.remove(3)
print(my_list)

Output
[1, 2, 4, 3]

The pop() method​

The pop() method removes the element at the specified index (or the last element if no index is specified) and returns it.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
popped_element = my_list.pop(1)
print(popped_element)  
print(my_list)

Output
2
[1, 3]

The clear() method​

The clear() method removes all elements from the list.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
my_list.clear()
print(my_list)

Output
[]

The index() method​

The index() method returns the index of the first occurrence of a specified value

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
index = my_list.index(3)
print(index)

Output
2

The count() method​

The count() method returns the number of occurrences of a specified value.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
count = my_list.count(3)
print(count)

Output
2

The sort() method​

The sort() method sorts the list in ascending order.

MyList.py
my_list = [3, 1, 2]
my_list.sort()
print(my_list)

Output
[1, 2, 3]

The reverse() method​

The reverse() method reverses the order of the elements in the list.

MyList.py
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
my_list.reverse()
print(my_list)

Output
[3, 2, 1]