Python Program to Clear List | How to clear list in python

In this article, we will learn to clear the elements of the list using the python program.

We clear the list using four methods:

  1. Using clear() function
  2. Using del method
  3. Using "*=" method


Using clear() function

Explanation

Clear() is the function that clears all the list elements. 

Program

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# List
List = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

# clear the list using clear() function
List.clear()

# print the list
print(List)

Output

[]


Using del method

Explanation

The del() function removes the selective elements in the list at a given index in the list.

Program

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# List
List = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

# clear the list using del() function
del List[:]

# print the list
print(List)

Output

[]


Using "*=0" method

Explanation

This method assigns 0 to all the elements in the list which make the list empty. 

Program

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# List
List = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

# clear the list using "*=0"
List *= 0

# print the list
print(List)

Output

[]
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