Get last element of list Python

Use the pop() method to Get the last element of the list in Python. This is used to access the last element of the list. Or some_list[-1] is the shortest and most Pythonic.

last_elem = alist.pop()

Note: the pop() method will delete the last element.

Get the last element of the list Python

A simple example code gets the last element.

list1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
ele = list1.pop()
print(ele)
print("Updated list: " + str(list1))

# another way
a_list = ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three']
print(a_list[-1])
print(a_list)

Output:

li[-1] is the fastest and more Pythonic way to do it.

You can do li[-n] to get the nth element starting from the end, it is just accessed by the index and it is faster than li[len(li) – 1].

If you have a list in Python the length is given so li[1] works the same way as li[-1].

Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Pytho list topic.

Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)

Windows 10

Python 3.10.1

All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.