# Python pop() equivalent mylist = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'] # remove 'b' mylist = mylist[:1] + mylist[1+1:] # return ['a', 'c', 'd', 'e'] A = 0 A, mylist = A + 9, mylist[:1] + mylist[1+1:] # return 9 ['a', 'd', 'e']