How do I remove an element from a list by index in Python?

Question

How do I remove an element from a list by index in Python?I found the `list.remove` method, but say I want to remove the last element, how do I do this? It seems like the default remove searches the list, but I don't want any search to be performed.

Answer 1

Sure you can - use the list pop() method.

For example:

>>> numbers = [1,2,4,8,16,32,64]

## remove the 3rd element (the value of 4)

>>> numbers.pop(2)

>>> numbers

[1, 2, 8, 16, 32, 64]

## or remove the last number (value 64)

>>> numbers.pop(-1)

>>> numbers

[1, 2, 8, 16, 32]