method of python

Method of List

Method Name Use Explanation
append alist.append(item) Adds a new item to the end of a list
insert alist.insert(i,item) Inserts an item at the ith position in a list
pop alist.pop() Removes and returns the last item in a list
pop alist.pop(i) Removes and returns the ith item in a list
sort alist.sort() Modifies a list to be sorted
reverse alist.reverse() Modifies a list to be in reverse order
del del alist[i] Deletes the item in the ith position
index alist.index(item) Returns the index of the first occurrence of item
count alist.count(item) Returns the number of occurrences of item
remove alist.remove(item) Removes the first occurrence of item

Method of String

Method Name Use Explanation
center astring.center(w) Returns a string centered in a field of size w
count astring.count(item) Returns the number of occurrences of item in the string
ljust astring.ljust(w) Returns a string left-justified in a field of size w
lower astring.lower() Returns a string in all lowercase
rjust astring.rjust(w) Returns a string right-justified in a field of size w
find astring.find(item) Returns the index of the first occurrence of item
split astring.split(schar) Splits a string into substrings at schar

Method of Set

Operation Name Operator Explanation
membership in Set membership
length len Returns the cardinality of the set
'bar' aset 'bar' otherset Returns a new set with all elements from both sets
& aset & otherset Returns a new set with only those elements common to both sets
- aset - otherset Returns a new set with all items from the first set not in second
<= aset <= otherset Asks whether all elements of the first set are in the second
Method Name Use Explanation
union aset.union(otherset) Returns a new set with all elements from both sets
intersection aset.intersection(otherset) Returns a new set with only those elements common to both sets
difference aset.difference(otherset) Returns a new set with all items from first set not in second
issubset aset.issubset(otherset) Asks whether all elements of one set are in the other
add aset.add(item) Adds item to the set
remove aset.remove(item) Removes item from the set
pop aset.pop() Removes an arbitrary element from the set
clear aset.clear() Removes all elements from the set

Method of Dictionary

Operation Name Operator Explanation
[] myDict[k] Returns the value associated with k, otherwise its an error
in key in adict Returns True if key is in the dictionary, False otherwise
del del adict[key] Removes the entry from the dictionary
Method Name Use Explanation
keys adict.keys() Returns the keys of the dictionary in a dict_keys object
values adict.values() Returns the values of the dictionary in a dict_values object
items adict.items() Returns the key-value pairs in a dict_items object
get adict.get(k) Returns the value associated with k, None otherwise
get adict.get(k,alt) Returns the value associated with k, alt otherwise