:noindex:
Remove the item at the given position in the list, and return it. If no index
- is specified, ``a.pop()`` removes and returns the last item in the list. (The
- square brackets around the *i* in the method signature denote that the parameter
- is optional, not that you should type square brackets at that position. You
- will see this notation frequently in the Python Library Reference.)
+ is specified, ``a.pop()`` removes and returns the last item in the list.
+ It raises an :exc:`IndexError` if the list is empty or the index is
+ outside the list range.
.. method:: list.clear()