Remove the First Occurrence

Easy ⏱ 8 min 85% acceptance ★★★★★ 4.9

Write remove_first(items, value) that removes only the first occurrence of value from items using .remove() and returns the list. If value is not present, return the list unchanged.

Examples

Example 1

Input

items = [1, 2, 3, 2, 1], value = 2

Output

[1, 3, 2, 1]

Explanation

Only the first 2 (at index 1) is removed.

Example 2

Input

items = [1, 2], value = 9

Output

[1, 2]

Explanation

9 is not present, so nothing changes.

Constraints

0 <= len(items) <= 10^4

Topics

ListsMutation

Companies

WalmartHCLTech

Hints

Hint 1

.remove(value) raises ValueError if value is missing — guard with an `in` check first.

← Insert a Value at a Position Pop an Element and Report Both Parts →

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