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How to check if a list is empty in Python?

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In this tutorial we discuss the various ways of checking if a list is empty in Python.

len

lst = [1,2,3]

if len(lst) == 0:
    print 'List Empty'
else:
    print 'List not empty'

#List not empty
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bool

lst = [1,2,3]

if not bool(list):
    print 'List Empty'
else:
    print 'List not empty'

#List not empty
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equal

lst = [1,2,3]

if lst == []:
    print 'List Empty'
else:
    print 'List not empty'

#List not empty
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