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TakeList

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TakeList[list,{n1,n2,…}]

gives the list of results obtained by successively taking ni elements from list.

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TakeList[list,{seq1,seq2,…}]

successively uses the sequence specifications seqi.

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TakeList[list,seqs1,seqs2,…]

gives a nested list in which elements specified by the lists seqsi are taken at level i in list.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (5)Summary of the most common use cases

Take sublists of different lengths from a list of symbols:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-ot1258
Out[1]=1

Take sublists from the end:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-mhfgz4
Out[1]=1

Take two elements, then three elements, and then all the rest:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-vxvez5
Out[1]=1

Take two elements, then three elements, and then up to 10 and five if present:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-q72fcq
Out[1]=1

Take a list of subexpressions from an expression with any head:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-ojnd77
Out[1]=1

Scope  (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Take sublists using different sequence specifications:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-v4q38d
Out[1]=1

Take subblocks of different sizes from a matrix:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-brmaqp
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-hqeerr
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-pjq85b

Properties & Relations  (5)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

TakeList[list,seqs] is equivalent to FoldPairList[TakeDrop,list,seqs]:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-oue6uh
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-0rest5
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-7a17fx
Out[3]=3

TakeList[list,{n,…,n}] is equivalent to Partition[list,n] for an appropriate number of take specifications:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-0q0672
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-pn8oo1
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-vc0vwb
Out[3]=3

The equivalent of Partition[list,UpTo[n]] may require an additional take specification:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-17z5ct
Out[4]=4
In[5]:=5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-0rzt2d
Out[5]=5

Subdivide a list in sublists of different lengths using TakeList:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-szf55i
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-lzfba8
Out[2]=2

The original list can be reconstructed using Flatten:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-ysdbz4
Out[3]=3

Subdivide an array in blocks of different sizes using TakeList:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-xe0a2w
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-3nz2tm
Out[2]=2

The original matrix can be reconstructed with ArrayFlatten:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-bjdfpv
Out[3]=3

Take a list of expressions with the same head and any lengths:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-nb9ydq
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-27x0kr
Out[2]=2

Join those expressions into a single expression with the common head:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-5qqcp8
Out[3]=3

The original list can be reconstructed with TakeList by giving the lengths of the subexpressions:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j41uwt2-jniedg
Out[4]=4
Wolfram Research (2017), TakeList, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html.
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Wolfram Research (2017), TakeList, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html.

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Wolfram Research (2017), TakeList, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html.

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Wolfram Research (2017), TakeList, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2017. "TakeList." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2017. "TakeList." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2017). TakeList. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html

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Wolfram Language. (2017). TakeList. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_takelist, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TakeList}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html}", note=[Accessed: 06-June-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_takelist, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TakeList}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html}", note=[Accessed: 06-June-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_takelist, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TakeList}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html}, note=[Accessed: 06-June-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_takelist, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TakeList}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TakeList.html}, note=[Accessed: 06-June-2025 ]}