Practice Extending Lists (12.2.3) - Manipulating lists - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Extending Lists

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Question 1 Easy

What method would you use to add a single item to a list?

💡 Hint: Think of adding one item at the end.

Question 2 Easy

Can you remove an item using remove()? What would happen if the item doesn't exist?

💡 Hint: What do you do with an item that isn't there?

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Question 1

What does the method list.append(x) do?

Removes an item
Adds an item
Creates a new list

💡 Hint: Think about appending to the end.

Question 2

True or False: Using extend() will create a new list.

True
False

💡 Hint: Does it alter the original list or create a new one?

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a function that safely removes all occurrences of a value from a list and returns the modified list.

💡 Hint: How will you keep checking for the value until it's gone?

Challenge 2 Hard

Demonstrate how to shrink a list's size using slice assignment. What will happen to the original items?

💡 Hint: What does replacing items do to how many are in the list?

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