Python List insert()
In this tutorial, we will learn about the python insert() method.
Python List insert()
Syntax of python list insert():
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list.insert(index, element)
insert() Parameters:
The inser() methods takes two parameters as arguments.
- index - the index or position where the elements needs to be inserted.
- element - the element to be inserted in the list(can be integer, string , list or any python data types).
Lets check an example of insert() method.
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Example 1: How to insert element in the list?
nums = [5,2,4,6,1,9]
print("List before insert() method: ",nums)
nums.insert(5,10)
print("List after insert() method: ",nums)
The output will be as follow:
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List before insert() method: [5, 2, 4, 6, 1, 9]
List after insert() method: [5, 2, 4, 6, 1, 10, 9]
Rules of list insert() method
- In insert() method it is compersuly to give index of the list to add the element.
insert() method will not return anything.
- Python list index starts from 0 so insert() method will work accordingly.
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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