get element position in list python code example

Example 1: how to find the position in a list python

lst = [4, 6, 5]
lst.index(6) # will return 1

Example 2: get index of item in list

list.index(element, start, end)

Example 3: python, list, index function

# vowels list
vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'i', 'u']

# index of 'e' in vowels
index = vowels.index('e')
print('The index of e:', index)

# element 'i' is searched
# index of the first 'i' is returned
index = vowels.index('i')

print('The index of i:', index)