Efficient way to rotate a list in python

Question

What is the most efficient way to rotate a list in python? Right now I have something like this:

>>> def rotate(l, n):
...     return l[n:] + l[:n]         


        

Answer 1

for similar functionality as shift in other languages:

def shift(l):
    x = l[0]
    del(l[0])
    return x