How to remove the first item from a list in Python?

@laury_ullrich There are multiple options to remove the first element from a list in Python:

1. You can use del to remove item from a list in Python
2. You can use .pop() method in Python

Here is example how it works:

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cars = ["bmw", "audi", "ford"]

del cars[0]
# Output: ['audi', 'ford']
print(cars)

# OR
cars.pop(0)
# Output: ['ford']
print(cars)

@laury_ullrich 

You can remove the first item from a list in Python using the pop() method with an index of 0, like this:

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my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
my_list.pop(0)

This will remove the first item (with index 0) from the list my_list. After the pop() method is called, my_list will be [2, 3, 4, 5].

Alternatively, you can use slicing to remove the first item by creating a new list that excludes the first item, like this:

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my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
my_list = my_list[1:]

This will create a new list that starts from the second item and assigns it to my_list. After the slicing, my_list will be [2, 3, 4, 5]. Note that this method creates a new list and assigns it to the same variable, which may not be desirable if you want to modify the original list in place.