def drain_count(xs: list[int]) -> int:
# bare `xs.pop()` statement (discard the popped value) in a while loop.
n = 0
while xs:
xs.pop()
n += 1
return n
def pop_front_len(xs: list[int]) -> int:
# bare `xs.pop(0)` statement (remove at index, discard).
xs.pop(0)
return len(xs)
def pop_twice_sum(xs: list[int]) -> int:
# mix bare pop with value-position pop.
xs.pop()
last = xs.pop()
return last + len(xs)