lists in python

[manuel aldana]

hey,

i am scripting in python. i am quite annoyed that i can't pop() an list element without removing it.

is there a built-in way to get the last element and still keep it in the list?

[Lasse Koskela]

>>> list = [ "first", "second", "third" ]
>>> list
['first', 'second', 'third']
>>> list[-1]
'third'
>>> list
['first', 'second', 'third']

[akhter wahab]

manuel aldana wrote:hey,

i am scripting in python. i am quite annoyed that i can't pop() an list element without removing it.

is there a built-in way to get the last element and still keep it in the list?

    my_list=['1','2','3','4']
    my_list[0] #answer 1
    my_list[1] #answer 2
    #you can access list elements reverse too  
    my_list[-1] #answer 4
    my_list[-2] #answer 3

[akhter wahab]

Lasse Koskela wrote:

>>> list = [ "first", "second", "third" ]
>>> list
['first', 'second', 'third']
>>> list[-1]
'third'
>>> list
['first', 'second', 'third']

list is the language word so i think we should not use it