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python remove element from list while looping

Grotesque Gibbon answered on July 21, 2022 Popularity 7/10 Helpfulness 2/10

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# Remove elements from a list while iterating
# What not to do
a = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4]
def even(x):    # helper function
    return x % 2 == 0
for i in a:
    if even(i):
        a.remove(i)     # never loop over a list and remove elements at the same time
a    #[1, 2, 3]     <= 2 is still here. 
# Problem: removed an element while looping over it, 
# so all elements after the removed element are shifted one place to the left, so we skip 1 iteration. 
# the right way is to loop over a copy of the list

# Approach 1: loop over a copy of the list
a = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4]
for i in a[:]:    # loop over a copy of the list
    if even(i):
        a.remove(i)
a   #[1, 3]

# Approach 2: use list comprehension to create a new list
a = [x for x in a if not even(x)]    # [1, 3]
# Faster way, assign in slice of a, so modify in place
a[:] = [x for x in a if not even(x)]    # [1, 3]

# Approach 3: use filter
from itertools import filterfalse
a[:] = filterfalse(even, a)    # [1, 3]

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l = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
for item in l[:]:
     if item == "b":
        l.remove(item)
 
print(l)
#the main trick of this problem is the traditional for loop will not work...it will give an "out of range" error saying
#this is because you are changing the list that you are for looping
#the traditional for loop will not work because you are changing the list it is iterating

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