list.pop([i]) and list.remove(x) w/ for loops

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> I was getting some unexpected behavior when using list.remove(x),
    >> wondering if someone can tell me what's going on.

    Moshe> Short answer: never ever modify a list you're iterating on. Make
    Moshe> a copy first.

In situations where copying the list is impractical, you can iterate over
the list in reverse order:

    for i in range(len(olist)-1,-1,-1):
	if o.type == a:
	    del olist[i]

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