Efficient way to rotate a list in python

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A collections.deque is optimized for pulling and pushing on both ends. They even have a dedicated rotate() method. 

from collections import deque
items = deque([1, 2])
items.append(3)        # deque == [1, 2, 3]
items.rotate(1)        # The deque is now: [3, 1, 2]
items.rotate(-1)       # Returns deque to original state: [1, 2, 3]
item = items.popleft() # deque == [2, 3]

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