- append adds an element to the end of the list
- append is faster and more efficient than insert
- append takes only one argument - the element
- insert adds an element in the list at the position specified
- insert is slower and less efficient than append
- insert takes two arguments - position & element
Differences between a list and an array in python
- A list is a container of objects and can hold elements of different data types
- Lists are built-in data types in python, so no import is needed to use them
- A list is flexible and can be changed after its creation.
- Some arithmetic operations are supported and they are not element-wise
- An entire list can be printed without a loop
- A list does not use memory efficiently and is typically slower than an array
- An array is a container of objects and can hold elements of the same data type only
- Arrays are not built-in data types in python, so an import is needed to use them
- Once an array is defined, its size is fixed and cannot be changed
- All arithmetic operations are supported and are element-wise
- A loop is needed to print an entire array
- An array uses memory efficiently and is typically faster than a list
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Though lists and arrays are containers of data and can be indexed and sliced, there are many differences between them:
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A list is a container of objects and can hold elements having different data types.
An array is a container of objects and can hold elements of the same data type only. |
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Lists are built-in data types in python, so no import is needed to use them
Arrays are not built-in data types in python, so an import is needed to use them |
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Not all arithmetic operations are supported and supported ones are not element-wise
All arithmetic operations are supported and are element-wise |
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A list is flexible and can change after its creation. Elements can be added, deleted or modified
Once the array is defined, the space it occupies in memory, a combination of the number of its elements and the size of each element, is fixed and cannot be changed. The only thing you can do is to create a new array and replace some of its elements by the elements of the original array. |
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An entire list can be printed without a loop
A loop is needed to print an entire array |
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A list does not use memory efficiently and is typically slower than an array
An array uses memory efficiently and is typically faster than a list |
