Python List index() Method
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Description
The method index() returns the lowest index in list that obj appears.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for index() method −
list.index(obj)
Parameters
-
obj -- This is the object to be find out.
Return Value
This method returns index of the found object otherwise raise an exception indicating that value does not find.
Example
The following example shows the usage of index() method.
#!/usr/bin/python aList = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc']; print "Index for xyz : ", aList.index( 'xyz' ) print "Index for zara : ", aList.index( 'zara' )
When we run above program, it produces following result −
Index for xyz : 1 Index for zara : 2