Python – Access List Items
1. What Does “Access List Items” Mean?
Accessing list items means getting values from a list.
In simple words:
👉 It means reading items from the list.
2. List Index (Position)
Each item in a list has a position number called index.
Important rules:
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Index starts from 0
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First item → index
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Second item → index
1
Example
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3. Access Item Using Index
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4. Negative Indexing
Negative index means counting from the end of the list.
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-1→ last item -
-2→ second last item
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5. Access a Range of Items (Slicing)
Slicing means getting more than one item.
Example
Output:
👉 End index is not included.
6. Access From Beginning
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7. Access Till End
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8. Check if Item Exists
Example
9. Access Items Using Loop
Example
10. Common Beginner Mistakes
❌ Index Out of Range
✔ Fix:
❌ Wrong Index Expectation
✔ Correct:
11. Simple Practice Examples
Example 1: Print First and Last Item
Example 2: Slice List
Example 3: Check Name
12. Summary (Access List Items)
✔ Use index to access items
✔ Index starts from 0
✔ Negative index counts from end
✔ Slicing gives multiple items
✔ in checks item existence
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