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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Mutability

Posted by Adrian Diaz
Adrian Diaz
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Is the .copy() method the only way to remove every item from a list?

Can you just create a for loop like this?

for item in len(inventory): inventory.remove[len]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

If you remove every item from a list you are left with an empty list []. You can simply reassign the variable to point to an empty list

long_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
long_list = []