index a list python code example

Example 1: python index of element in list

# alphabets list
alphabets = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'g', 'l', 'i', 'u']

# index of 'i' in alphabets
index = alphabets.index('i')   # 2
print('The index of i:', index)

# 'i' after the 4th index is searched
index = alphabets.index('i', 4)   # 6
print('The index of i:', index)

# 'i' between 3rd and 5th index is searched
index = alphabets.index('i', 3, 5)   # Error!
print('The index of i:', index)

Example 2: get index from element in list python

list.index(element)

Example 3: python index list in list

>>> list1 = [[10,13,17],[3,5,1],[13,11,12]]
>>> list1[0][2]
17

Example 4: python lists

fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'mango', 'cherry']

for fruit in fruits:
  print(fruit)

Example 5: how to index lists in python

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

Example 6: how to index python

#you can index in a string like:
string='cupcake'
string[0]#returns 'c'
#you can index in a list like:
list = ['red', 'blue', 'green']
list[0]#returns 'red'
list[0][0]#returns[0] of 'red' wich is r