python list index method code example

Example 1: python find index by value

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

Example 2: python index of item in list

list.index(element)

Example 3: python index method

my_string = "Hello World!"

my_string.index("l") # outputs 2
# this method only outputs the index of the first "l" value in the string/list

Example 4: python index list in list

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

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: 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)