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gh-114648: Add IndexError exception to tutorial datastructures list.pop entry #114681

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Expand Up @@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ objects:
:noindex:

Remove the item at the given position in the list, and return it. If no index
is specified, ``a.pop()`` removes and returns the last item in the list. (The
square brackets around the *i* in the method signature denote that the parameter
is optional, not that you should type square brackets at that position. You
will see this notation frequently in the Python Library Reference.)
is specified, ``a.pop()`` removes and returns the last item in the list.
It raises an :exc:`IndexError` if the list is empty or the index is
outside the list range.


.. method:: list.clear()
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