Python List remove() Method

Removes the first item with the specified value.

Syntax

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list.remove(value)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`value`	Required. The value of the item to be removed. The value can be of any type.

Example

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groceries = ['apples', 'oranges', 'paper towels', 'apples']
groceries.remove('apples')
print(groceries)

Output

['oranges', 'paper towels', 'apples']

Be aware that remove will only remove the first occurrence of an item, and not all occurrences. To remove all occurances you could do something like

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groceries = ['apples', 'oranges', 'paper towels', 'apples']

while groceries.count('apples') > 0:
    groceries.remove('apples')

Notes

If the value does not exist in the list, Python will throw a ValueError exception.

Example

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groceries = ['apples', 'oranges', 'paper towels']
groceries.remove('bananas')

Output

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lists.py", line 2, in <module>
    groceries.remove('bananas')
ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list