Python .remove()

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Published May 5, 2021Updated Oct 13, 2023
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The .remove() method removes an item from a list by passing in the value of the item to be removed as an argument.

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Syntax

list.remove(item)

In the case where two or more elements in the list have the same value, the first occurrence of the element is removed.

Example

inventory = ['⚽', '🏀', '⚾️', '🎾', '🏐']


inventory.remove('⚾️')


print(inventory)
# Output: ['⚽', '🏀', '🎾', '🏐']

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To remove the first occurrence of 'eggs':

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