How to invert a list of strings left to right

Question

I have a bunch of lists and I want to inverse their string content from left to right. How to transform x

x = ['TARDBP', 'BUB3', 'TOP2A', 'SYNCRIP', 'KPNB1']

to

x = ['KPNB1', 'SYNCRIP', 'TOP2A', 'BUB3', 'TARDBP']

x = x[::-1] [This comment](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3911763/7070779) explains it very well. — Huy Vo, Aug 25 '17 at 16:04

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '17 at 16:03

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As simple as

x = x[::-1]

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answered Aug 25 '17 at 16:03

Aleksandr Borisov

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Mohamed Ali JAMAOUI · Answer 2 · 2017-08-25T16:08:23.647

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You can do something like this:

x = x[::-1]

or this:

x = list(reversed(x))

You can also perform an in-place reverse as follows:

x.reverse()

edited Aug 25 '17 at 16:08

answered Aug 25 '17 at 16:03

Mohamed Ali JAMAOUI

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is `list` optional? – Don Aug 25 '17 at 16:05
@Don because reversed(x) returns a iterator, and the OP wants a list.. do you have anther suggestion ? – Mohamed Ali JAMAOUI Aug 25 '17 at 16:06
You're right. I thought `reversed` returned a list – Don Aug 25 '17 at 16:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '17 at 16:12

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def reverse(L):
  if L == []:
    return []
  else:
    return reverse(L[1:]) + [L[0]]


print(['TARDBP', 'BUB3', 'TOP2A', 'SYNCRIP', 'KPNB1'])
print(reverse(['TARDBP', 'BUB3', 'TOP2A', 'SYNCRIP', 'KPNB1']))

answered Aug 25 '17 at 16:12

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How to invert a list of strings left to right

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