---
title: Last list element
tags: list
cover: lake-runner
firstSeen: 2019-08-20T15:11:47+03:00
lastUpdated: 2020-11-02T19:28:05+02:00
---

Returns the last element in a list.

- Use `lst[-1]` to return the last element of the passed list.

```py
def last(lst):
  return lst[-1]
```

```py
last([1, 2, 3]) # 3
```