Return the number of elements in a list.

Section: Lists

List length

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Insert one or more elements at the head.
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Push to tail of list
Insert one or more elements at the tail.
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Pop from head
Remove and return the first element.
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Pop from tail
Remove and return the last element.
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Blocking pop from one or more lists
Wait up to 30 seconds for a new element.
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Blocking pop from tail
Block until an element is available at the tail.
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