Reverse Elements in List in Python

Python List reverse

Python list.reverse() method reverses the order of elements in this list, in place. in place meaning, reverse() method modifies the original list.

Syntax

The syntax to call reverse() method on a list myList is

myList.reverse()

where

• myList is a Python list
• reverse is method name

Examples

Reverse a List

In the following program, we initialize a list myList with some elements. We shall reverse the order of elements in this list, using reverse() method.

main.py

#take a list
myList = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
print(f'original list : {myList}')

#reverse the list
myList.reverse()
print(f'reversed list : {myList}')

Output

original list : ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
reversed list : ['cherry', 'banana', 'apple']

Conclusion

In this Python Tutorial, we learned how to reverse the order of elements in a list using list.reverse() method.