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Modifying lists in Python

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schedule Jul 1, 2022

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Examples

Index notation

To modify the element at index position 1:


        
        
            
                
                
                    fruits = ["apple", "orange","pear"]
fruits[1] = "raspberry"
print(fruits)
                
            
            ['apple', 'raspberry', 'pear']

Slice expression

To modify the first two elements:


        
        
            
                
                
                    fruits = ["apple", "orange","pear"]
fruits[:2] = ["strawberry", "banana"]
print(fruits)
                
            
            ['strawberry', 'banana', 'pear']

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