On 26.03.15 05:36, Ron Adam wrote: > This is probably the fastest way to remove N items from the end. > > >>> L = list("123456789") > >>> L > ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'] > >>> L[-3:] = [] > >>> L > ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6'] del L[-3:]