How to drop certain elements in certain positions from a list using drop function











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a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}]

Drop[a, {5, 8}]


If go with the above procedure, It will delete all the elements from between position 5 to 8. How to drop elements which are a position 5 and position 8 using drop function.






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    a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}]
    
Drop[a, {5, 8}]


    If go with the above procedure, It will delete all the elements from between position 5 to 8. How to drop elements which are a position 5 and position 8 using drop function.






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      a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}]
      
Drop[a, {5, 8}]


      If go with the above procedure, It will delete all the elements from between position 5 to 8. How to drop elements which are a position 5 and position 8 using drop function.






      list-manipulation matrix







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      a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}]
      
Drop[a, {5, 8}]


      If go with the above procedure, It will delete all the elements from between position 5 to 8. How to drop elements which are a position 5 and position 8 using drop function.






      list-manipulation matrix




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          Use instead Delete, in this way:



          a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}];
          
Delete[a, {{5}, {8}}]


          (*



          {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}



          *)



          By the way, you can be far more efficient:



          a = Range[10]





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          • can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
            – acoustics
            Nov 29 at 7:49






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            Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
            – David G. Stork
            Nov 29 at 7:50






          • 1




            Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
            – Henrik Schumacher
            Nov 29 at 8:04


















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          Drop[a, {5, 8, 3}]



          {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}




          Fold[Drop[#, {#2}] &, a, Reverse[{5, 8}]]



          {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}







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            up vote
            5
            down vote



            accepted










            Use instead Delete, in this way:



            a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}];
            
Delete[a, {{5}, {8}}]


            (*



            {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}



            *)



            By the way, you can be far more efficient:



            a = Range[10]





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            • can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
              – acoustics
              Nov 29 at 7:49






            • 2




              Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
              – David G. Stork
              Nov 29 at 7:50






            • 1




              Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
              – Henrik Schumacher
              Nov 29 at 8:04















            up vote
            5
            down vote



            accepted










            Use instead Delete, in this way:



            a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}];
            
Delete[a, {{5}, {8}}]


            (*



            {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}



            *)



            By the way, you can be far more efficient:



            a = Range[10]





            share|improve this answer





















            • can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
              – acoustics
              Nov 29 at 7:49






            • 2




              Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
              – David G. Stork
              Nov 29 at 7:50






            • 1




              Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
              – Henrik Schumacher
              Nov 29 at 8:04













            up vote
            5
            down vote



            accepted







            up vote
            5
            down vote



            accepted






            Use instead Delete, in this way:



            a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}];
            
Delete[a, {{5}, {8}}]


            (*



            {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}



            *)



            By the way, you can be far more efficient:



            a = Range[10]





            share|improve this answer












            Use instead Delete, in this way:



            a = Table[i, {i, 1, 10}];
            
Delete[a, {{5}, {8}}]


            (*



            {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}



            *)



            By the way, you can be far more efficient:



            a = Range[10]






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            answered Nov 29 at 7:25









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            • can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
              – acoustics
              Nov 29 at 7:49






            • 2




              Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
              – David G. Stork
              Nov 29 at 7:50






            • 1




              Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
              – Henrik Schumacher
              Nov 29 at 8:04


















            • can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
              – acoustics
              Nov 29 at 7:49






            • 2




              Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
              – David G. Stork
              Nov 29 at 7:50






            • 1




              Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
              – Henrik Schumacher
              Nov 29 at 8:04
















            can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
            – acoustics
            Nov 29 at 7:49




            can we give the list of position which I wanted to drop like {3,5,8,9}
            – acoustics
            Nov 29 at 7:49




            2




            2




            Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
            – David G. Stork
            Nov 29 at 7:50




            Delete[a,{{3},{5},{8},{9}}]
            – David G. Stork
            Nov 29 at 7:50




            1




            1




            Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
            – Henrik Schumacher
            Nov 29 at 8:04




            Also Delete[a, Partition[{3, 5, 8, 9}, 1]] comes to mind... if the list of positions gets longer.
            – Henrik Schumacher
            Nov 29 at 8:04










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            Drop[a, {5, 8, 3}]



            {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}




            Fold[Drop[#, {#2}] &, a, Reverse[{5, 8}]]



            {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}







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              Drop[a, {5, 8, 3}]



              {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}




              Fold[Drop[#, {#2}] &, a, Reverse[{5, 8}]]



              {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}







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                Drop[a, {5, 8, 3}]



                {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}




                Fold[Drop[#, {#2}] &, a, Reverse[{5, 8}]]



                {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}







                share|improve this answer














                Drop[a, {5, 8, 3}]



                {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}




                Fold[Drop[#, {#2}] &, a, Reverse[{5, 8}]]



                {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10}








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                answered Nov 29 at 7:35









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