Python - access list items

In this article, we would like to show you how to access list items in Python.

Quick solution:

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my_list = ['A', 'B', 'C']

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print(my_list[0])   # A

print(my_list[-3])  # A

In this example, we use positive indexing to access list items by refering to the specific index number. We start from index 0 that refers to the first item.

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my_list = ['A', 'B', 'C']

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print(my_list[0])  # A

print(my_list[1])  # B

print(my_list[2])  # C

Output:

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A

B

C

In this example, we use negative indexing to access list items by refering to the specific index number. We start from index -1 that refers to the list item.

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my_list = ['A', 'B', 'C']

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print(my_list[-1])  # C

print(my_list[-2])  # B

print(my_list[-3])  # A

Output:

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C

B

A