Removing an object from a list

#1

Why del is not considered good for deleting an object, rather pop should be used?

#2

Hey @Mohit2000, let me explain you this in detail :

The effects of the three different methods to remove an element from a list:

remove removes the first matching value, not a specific index:

>>> a = [0, 2, 3, 2]
>>> a.remove(2)
>>> a
[0, 3, 2]

del removes the item at a specific index:

>>> a = [9, 8, 7, 6]
>>> del a[1]
>>> a
[9, 7, 6]

and pop removes the item at a specific index and returns it.

>>> a = [4, 3, 5]
>>> a.pop(1)
3
>>> a
[4, 5]

I hope this clears your doubt ! So there is nothing such as good or bad for deleting an object. These all are alternatives to do the same task.

Please mark the doubt as resolved in your doubts section ! :smile:
Happy Learning ! :+1:

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