Python 3 - List pop() Method

Description

The pop() method removes and returns last object or obj from the list.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for pop() method −

list.pop(obj = list[-1])

Parameters

obj − This is an optional parameter, index of the object to be removed from the list.

Return Value

This method returns the removed object from the list.

Example

The following example shows the usage of pop() method.

#!/usr/bin/python3

list1 = ['physics', 'Biology', 'chemistry', 'maths']
list1.pop()
print ("list now : ", list1)

list1.pop(1)
print ("list now : ", list1)

Result

When we run above program, it produces the following result −

list now :  ['physics', 'Biology', 'chemistry']
list now :  ['physics', 'chemistry']