python remove nth element from list

1a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
2el = a.pop(2)

1def drop_nth_element_in_list(_list : list, drop_step: int):
2    result_list = _list.copy()
3    counter = 0
4
5    if drop_step <= 1:
6        return []
7
8    for element in _list:
9        counter += 1
10        if counter == drop_step:
11            result_list.remove(element)
12            counter = 0
13
14    return result_list