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title: Drop list elements from the left
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type: snippet
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language: python
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tags: [list]
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author: chalarangelo
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cover: pink-flower
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dateModified: 2020-11-02T19:27:53+02:00
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---
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Returns a list with `n` elements removed from the left.
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- Use slice notation to remove the specified number of elements from the left.
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- Omit the last argument, `n`, to use a default value of `1`.
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```py
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def drop(a, n = 1):
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return a[n:]
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```
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```py
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drop([1, 2, 3]) # [2, 3]
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drop([1, 2, 3], 2) # [3]
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drop([1, 2, 3], 42) # []
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```
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