Python Coding challenge - Day 283| What is the output of the following Python Code?

 

Code Explanation:

1. List Definition

x = [1, 2, 3]

A list x is defined with three elements: [1, 2, 3].

List indexing in Python starts at 0. So:

x[0] is 1

x[1] is 2

x[2] is 3

2. Using the pop() Method

y = x.pop(1)

The pop() method removes and returns an element from the list at the specified index.

Here, 1 is passed as the argument, meaning the element at index 1 (the second element, 2) is removed from the list x.

After x.pop(1), the following happens:

The value 2 is removed from the list.

The updated list becomes [1, 3].

The removed value (2) is returned by pop() and assigned to the variable y.

3. Printing the Result

print(y)

The value of y (which is 2) is printed to the console.

Final Output:

2