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Posted by f4u57
f4u57
6,743 Points

What is the difference between Del and .pop() ?

Hi I am a bit confused between Del and .pop() method. I understand that Del only removes the label not the object but what about .pop() method ?

1 Answer

Roger Sullivan
Roger Sullivan
10,992 Points

pop will remove the item at the given position in the list, and return it so you can save it to a variable.

del will just remove the item