Drop list elements from the right Returns a list with n elements removed from the right. Use slice notation to remove the specified number of elements from the right. Omit the last argument, n, to use a default value of 1. def drop_right(a, n = 1): return a[:-n] drop_right([1, 2, 3]) # [1, 2] drop_right([1, 2, 3], 2) # [1] drop_right([1, 2, 3], 42) # []