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+letters = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g']
+letters
+
+# replace some values
+letters[2:5] = ['C', 'D', 'E']
+letters
+
+# now remove them
+letters[2:5] = []
+letters
+
+# clear the list by replacing all the elements with an empty list
+letters[:] = []
+letters