import copy


def pop_from_list(lst, items):
    """Pop all `items` from `lst` and return a shorter copy of
    `lst`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    lst: list
    items : sequence

    Returns
    -------
    lst2 : list
        Copy of `lst` with `items` removed.
    """
    lst2 = copy.deepcopy(lst)
    for item in items:
        lst2.pop(lst2.index(item))
    return lst2