Sublist Python

What is Python Nested List?

A list can contain any sort object, even another list [sublist], which in turn can contain sublists themselves, and so on. This is known as nested list.

You can use them to arrange data into hierarchical structures.

Create a Nested List

A nested list is created by placing a comma-separated sequence of sublists.

L = ['a', ['bb', ['ccc', 'ddd'], 'ee', 'ff'], 'g', 'h']

Access Nested List Items by Index

You can access individual items in a nested list using multiple indexes.

The indexes for the items in a nested list are illustrated as below:

L = ['a', 'b', ['cc', 'dd', ['eee', 'fff']], 'g', 'h'] print[L[2]] # Prints ['cc', 'dd', ['eee', 'fff']] print[L[2][2]] # Prints ['eee', 'fff'] print[L[2][2][0]] # Prints eee

Negative List Indexing In a Nested List

You can access a nested list by negative indexing as well.

Negative indexes count backward from the end of the list. So,L[-1]refers to the last item,L[-2]is the second-last, and so on.

The negative indexes for the items in a nested list are illustrated as below:

L = ['a', 'b', ['cc', 'dd', ['eee', 'fff']], 'g', 'h'] print[L[-3]] # Prints ['cc', 'dd', ['eee', 'fff']] print[L[-3][-1]] # Prints ['eee', 'fff'] print[L[-3][-1][-2]] # Prints eee

Change Nested List Item Value

You can change the value of a specific item in a nested list by referring to its index number.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc'], 'd'] L[1][1] = 0 print[L] # Prints ['a', ['bb', 0], 'd']

Add items to a Nested list

To add new values to the end of the nested list, use append[] method.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc'], 'd'] L[1].append['xx'] print[L] # Prints ['a', ['bb', 'cc', 'xx'], 'd']

When you want to insert an item at a specific position in a nested list, use insert[] method.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc'], 'd'] L[1].insert[0,'xx'] print[L] # Prints ['a', ['xx', 'bb', 'cc'], 'd']

You can merge one list into another by using extend[] method.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc'], 'd'] L[1].extend[[1,2,3]] print[L] # Prints ['a', ['bb', 'cc', 1, 2, 3], 'd']

Remove items from a Nested List

If you know the index of the item you want, you can use pop[] method. It modifies the list and returns the removed item.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc', 'dd'], 'e'] x = L[1].pop[1] print[L] # Prints ['a', ['bb', 'dd'], 'e'] # removed item print[x] # Prints cc

If you dont need the removed value, use the del statement.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc', 'dd'], 'e'] del L[1][1] print[L] # Prints ['a', ['bb', 'dd'], 'e']

If youre not sure where the item is in the list, use remove[] method to delete it by value.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc', 'dd'], 'e'] L[1].remove['cc'] print[L] # Prints ['a', ['bb', 'dd'], 'e']

Find Nested List Length

You can use the built-in len[]function to find how many items a nested sublist has.

L = ['a', ['bb', 'cc'], 'd'] print[len[L]] # Prints 3 print[len[L[1]]] # Prints 2

Iterate through a Nested List

To iterate over the items of a nested list, use simple for loop.

L = [[1, 2, 3],[4, 5, 6],[7, 8, 9]] for list in L: for number in list: print[number, end=' '] # Prints 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Video liên quan

Chủ Đề