Learn the basics of Python 3-Chapter 3:Lists

 1.What is a List ?

In Python, a list is one of the many built-in data structures that allows us to work with a collection of data in sequential order.

heights = [61, 70, 67, 64, 65]

broken_heights = [65, 71, 59, 62]

 2.What can a List contain?

Lists can contain more than just numbers.Lists can contain any data type in Python! For example, this list contains a string, integer, boolean, and float.

ints_and_strings = [1, 2, 3, "four", "five", "True"]

sam_height_and_testscore = ["Sam", 67, 85.5, True]

 3.Empty Lists

A list doesn’t have to contain anything. You can create an empty list like this:

my_empty_list = []

 4.List Methods

For lists, methods will follow the form of list_name.method(). Some methods will require an input value that will go between the parenthesis of the method ( ).

example_list = [1, 2, 3, 4]

# Using Append
example_list.append(5)
print(example_list)

# Using Remove
example_list.remove(5)
print(example_list)

 5.Growing a List: Append

We can add a single element to a list using the .append() Python method.

orders = ["daisies", "periwinkle"]
print(orders)

orders.append("tulips")
print(orders)

orders.append("roses")
print(orders)

 6.Growing a List: Plus (+)

When we want to add multiple items to a list, we can use + to combine two lists (this is also known as concatenation).

orders = ["daisy", "buttercup", "snapdragon", "gardenia", "lily"]

# Create new orders here:
new_orders = orders + ["lilac", "iris"]
print(new_orders)

orders_combined = orders + new_orders
print(orders_combined)

broken_prices = [5, 3, 4, 5, 4] + [4]

 7.Accessing List Elements

In Python, we call the location of an element in a list its index. Python lists are zero-indexed. This means that the first element in a list has index 0, rather than 1.
We can select a single element from a list by using square brackets ([]) and the index of the list item. If we wanted to select the third element from the list, we’d use calls[2]:print(calls[2])

employees = ["Michael", "Dwight", "Jim", "Pam", "Ryan", "Andy", "Robert"]

employee_four = employees[3]
print(employee_four)

print(employees[0])

 8.Accessing List Elements: Negative Index

We can use the index -1 to select the last item of a list, even when we don’t know how many elements are in a list.

shopping_list = ["eggs", "butter", "milk", "cucumbers", "juice", "cereal"]

last_element = shopping_list[-1]

index5_element = shopping_list[5]

print(index5_element)
print(last_element)

 9.Modifying List Elements

To change a value in a list, reassign the value using the specific index.

garden_waitlist = ["Jiho", "Adam", "Sonny", "Alisha"]

garden_waitlist[1] = "Calla"
print(garden_waitlist)

garden_waitlist[-1] = "Alex"
print(garden_waitlist)

 10.Shrinking a List: Remove

 We can remove elements in a list using the .remove() Python method. We can also use .remove() on a list that has duplicate elements. Only the first instance of the matching element is removed:

order_list = ["Celery", "Orange Juice", "Orange", "Flatbread"]
print(order_list)

order_list.remove("Flatbread")
print(order_list)

new_store_order_list = ["Orange", "Apple", "Mango", "Broccoli", "Mango"]
print(new_store_order_list)

new_store_order_list.remove("Mango")
print(new_store_order_list)

new_store_order_list.remove("Onions")

 11.Two-Dimensional (2D) Lists

Lists can contain other lists! We will commonly refer to these as two-dimensional (2D) lists.

heights = [["Jenny", 61], ["Alexus", 70], ["Sam", 67], ["Grace", 64]]

heights.append(["Vik", 68])
print(heights)

ages = [["Aaron", 15], ["Dhruti", 16]]
print(ages)

 12.Accessing 2D Lists

 Instead of providing a single pair of brackets [ ] we will use an additional set for each dimension past the first.

class_name_test = [["Jenny", 90], ["Alexus", 85.5], ["Sam", 83], ["Ellie", 101.5]]

print(class_name_test)

sams_score = class_name_test[2][1]
print(sams_score)

ellies_score = class_name_test[-1][-1]
print(ellies_score)

 13.Modifying 2D Lists

To change a value in a two-dimensional list, reassign the value using the specific index.

incoming_class = [["Kenny", "American", 9], ["Tanya", "Ukrainian", 9], ["Madison", "Indian", 7]]
print(incoming_class)

incoming_class[2][2] = 8
print(incoming_class)

incoming_class[-3][-3] = "Ken"
print(incoming_class)

Learn the basics of Python 3-Chapter 3:Lists--Working With Lists In Python

Learn the basics of Python 3-Code Challenges:Lists

Learn the basics of Python 3-Code Challenges:Lists (Advanced)