see how many elements are in a list python code example

Example 1: number of elements list python

>>> mylist = [1,2,3] #list
>>> len(mylist)
3
>>> word = 'hello' # string 
>>> len(word)
5
>>> vals = {'a':1,'b':2} #dictionary
>>> len(vals)
2
>>> tup = (4,5,6) # tuple 
>>> len(tup)
3

Example 2: how to check how many items are in a list python

list_a = ["Hello", 2, 15, "World", 34]

number_of_elements = len(list_a)

print("Number of elements in the list: ", number_of_elements)