python what in enumerate code example

Example 1: how to use enumerate in python

rhymes=['check','make','rake']
for rhyme in enumerate(rhymes):
    print(rhyme)
#prints out :
(0, 'check')
(1, 'make')
(2, 'rake')
#basically just prints out list elements with their index

Example 2: for enumerate python

for key, value in enumerate(["p", "y", "t", "h", "o", "n"]):
    print key, value

"""
0 p
1 y
2 t
3 h
4 o
5 n
"""