Collections.UserList in Python

Python Lists are array-like data structure but unlike it can be homogenous. A single list may contain DataTypes like Integers, Strings, as well as Objects. List in Python are ordered and have a definite count. The elements in a list are indexed according to a definite sequence and the indexing of a list is done with 0 being the first index.

Note: For more information, refer to Python List

Collections.UserList

Python supports a List like a container called UserList present in the collections module. This class acts as a wrapper class around the List objects. This class is useful when one wants to create a list of their own with some modified functionality or with some new functionality. It can be considered as a way of adding new behaviors for the list. This class takes a list instance as an argument and simulates a list that is kept in a regular list. The list is accessible by the data attribute of the this class.

Syntax:

collections.UserList([list])

Example 1:

# Python program to demonstrate 
# userlist 
  
from collections import UserList 
  
L = [1, 2, 3, 4] 
  
# Creating a userlist 
userL = UserList(L) 
print(userL.data) 
  
# Creating empty userlist 
userL = UserList() 
print(userL.data)

Output:

[1, 2, 3, 4]
[]

Example 2:

# Python program to demonstrate 
# userlist 
   
  
from collections import UserList 
   
  
# Creating a List where 
# deletion is not allowed 
class MyList(UserList): 
      
    # Function to stop deleltion 
    # from List 
    def remove(self, s = None): 
        raise RuntimeError("Deletion not allowed") 
          
    # Function to stop pop from  
    # List 
    def pop(self, s = None): 
        raise RuntimeError("Deletion not allowed") 
      
# Driver's code 
L = MyList([1, 2, 3, 4]) 
  
print("Original List") 
  
# Inserting to List" 
L.append(5) 
print("After Insertion") 
print(L) 
  
# Deliting From List 
L.remove() 

Output:

Original List
After Insertion
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/9399c9e865a7493dce58e88571472d23.py", line 33, in 
    L.remove()
  File "/home/9399c9e865a7493dce58e88571472d23.py", line 15, in remove
    raise RuntimeError("Deletion not allowed")
RuntimeError: Deletion not allowed

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