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# LPOP

> Remove and return the first element(s) of a list

## Arguments

<ParamField body="key" type="str" required>
  The key of the list.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="count" type="int">
  How many elements to pop. If not specified, a single element is popped.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="str | List[str] None" required>
  The popped element(s). If `count` was specified, an array of elements is
  returned, otherwise a single element is returned. If the list is empty, `None`
  is returned.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```py Single 
redis.rpush("mylist", "one", "two", "three")

assert redis.lpop("mylist") == "one"
 ```

```py Multiple
redis.rpush("mylist", "one", "two", "three")

assert redis.lpop("mylist", 2) == ["one", "two"]
 ```
</RequestExample>