.index()
Published May 5, 2021Updated Oct 13, 2023
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Finds the first occurrence of a particular value within the list.
Syntax
list.index(value, start, end)
The .index() list method has three parameters:
value: The string to search for. (Required)start: The index to start the search. Default is index 0.end: The position to end the search. Default is end of the string.
Example 1
To find the index the first 'pen' within the backpack list:
Example 2
To find the index the first 'pen' within the backpack list within index 3 to index 6:
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