get item in list python code example

Example 1: python find item in list

>>> ["foo", "bar", "baz"].index("bar")
1

Example 2: python get element from list

my_list = ["pizza", "soda", "muffins"]

my_list[0] # outputs "pizza"
my_list[-1] # outputs the last element of the list which is "muffins"
my_list[:] # outputs the whole list
my_list[:-1] # outputs the whole list except its last element

# you can also access a string's letter like this

Example 3: how to find an element in a list python

# app.py

streaming = ['netflix', 'hulu', 'disney+', 'appletv+']

index = streaming.index('disney+')
print('The index of disney+ is:', index)

Example 4: how to index lists in python

# Make the list
list = ['bananas', 'apples', 'watermellon']
# Print the word apples from the list
print(list[1])

Example 5: python get element by index

# To return the index of the first occurence of element x in lst
ind = lst.index(x)