Practice Updating And Deleting Elements (8.3) - Lists in Python

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Question 1.
How do you change an element in a list?
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Think about how we reference items in a list.
Question 2.
What happens if you try to access an index after deleting it?
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Remember what we discussed about list indexing.
3Question 3.
What will happen if you execute del colors[0]?
- Removes the first item from the list.
- Adds an item to the list.
- Clears the entire list.
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Think about what delete operations do.
4Question 4.
Can you update a list element using a negative index?
- True
- False
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Negative indexing counts from the end of the list.
Question 5.
Create a list of at least five different fruits. Update the third fruit to 'grape' and remove the first fruit. Show the final list.
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Remember how to refer to the indices.
Question 6.
You have a list of numbers. Write a program that updates the last number to 10 and removes the second number. What will the resulting list be?
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Use negative indexing for the last item.

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