How to delete a Python list without a list = []?

Question

If the variable my_listis global, you cannot:

my_list = []

which simply create a new link in the local area.

Also, I found it disgusting to use a keyword global, so how can I clear a list using its methods?

Answer 1

del a[:]

or

a[:] = []

Answer 2

How to remove the following list items:

def emptyit():
    del l[:]