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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
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.. method:: list.append(x)
:noindex:

Add an item to the end of the list. Equivalent to ``a[len(a):] = [x]``.
Add an item to the end of the list. Similar to ``a[len(a):] = [x]``.


.. method:: list.extend(iterable)
:noindex:

Extend the list by appending all the items from the iterable. Equivalent to
Extend the list by appending all the items from the iterable. Similar to
``a[len(a):] = iterable``.


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.. method:: list.clear()
:noindex:

Remove all items from the list. Equivalent to ``del a[:]``.
Remove all items from the list. Similar to ``del a[:]``.
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Ditto.



.. method:: list.index(x[, start[, end]])
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.. method:: list.copy()
:noindex:

Return a shallow copy of the list. Equivalent to ``a[:]``.
Return a shallow copy of the list. Simila 89AB r to ``a[:]``.
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IIRC, this one is really equivalent but maybe I'm wrong. And many scripts use a[:] instead of .copy().



An example that uses most of the list methods::
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