Practice Updating and Deleting Elements - 8.3 | Lists in Python | Python Programming Language
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8.3 - Updating and Deleting Elements

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

How do you change an element in a list?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how we reference items in a list.

Question 2

Easy

What happens if you try to access an index after deleting it?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember what we discussed about list indexing.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What will happen if you execute del colors[0]?

  • Removes the first item from the list.
  • Adds an item to the list.
  • Clears the entire list.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what delete operations do.

Question 2

Can you update a list element using a negative index?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Negative indexing counts from the end of the list.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Create a list of at least five different fruits. Update the third fruit to 'grape' and remove the first fruit. Show the final list.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember how to refer to the indices.

Question 2

You have a list of numbers. Write a program that updates the last number to 10 and removes the second number. What will the resulting list be?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Use negative indexing for the last item.

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