#!/usr/bin/env python3

# encoding: utf-8

# author: cappyclearl

# Given an array and a value, remove all instances of that value in-place and return the new length.

# Do not allocate extra space for another array, you must do this by modifying the input array in-place with O(1) extra memory.

# The order of elements can be changed. It doesn't matter what you leave beyond the new length.

# Example:

# Given nums = [3,2,2,3], val = 3,

# Your function should return length = 2, with the first two elements of nums being 2.

class Solution:

def removeElement(self, nums, val):

"""

:type nums: List[int]

:type val: int

:rtype: int

"""

remove_count = nums.count(val)

for i in range(remove_count):

nums.remove(val)

return len(nums)