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Python List clear()

In python list, the clear() method removes all the elements from the given list.

Python List clear()

The syntax of clear() method is:

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list.clear()

clear() parameters

The clear method does not take any parameters as arguments.

Let see an example of the python list clear() method.

Example 1: How to use clear() method on python list.

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my_cars = ["AUDI","BMW","FORD"]

print(my_cars)

#clearing the list using clear method

my_cars.clear()

print("List after clear method:", my_cars)

The output will be as follow:

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['AUDI', 'BMW', 'FORD']
List after clear method: []

Rules of clear()

  • The clear() method does not return any value.

  • The clear() method only works with python 3.3 + versions, in python 2 and python 3.2 del method is used.

Khushal Jethava
Khushal Jethava

Machine Learning Engineer at Codiste, specializing in Generative AI, NLP, and Computer Vision. Building production AI systems with Python.

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