How to recall a list item from user input

Question

Im looking for a way for a user to enter a variable and it recalls the lists information from a specific spot in the list

list = ["0","2","4","8"]

a = input("Enter the list entry you want to retrieve: ")

print (list[a])

if you enter 1 it will print 2, if you enter 2 it will print 4

Possible duplicate of [How can I read inputs as numbers?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20449427/how-can-i-read-inputs-as-numbers) — Paritosh Singh, Apr 16 '19 at 21:29
As noted by @ParitoshSingh, you need to convert your input to an integer. For example: `int(input("Enter the list entry you want to retrieve: "))`. Also, not usually a good idea to use built-ins like `list` as variable names. — benvc, Apr 16 '19 at 21:34
Possible duplicate of [Print value at index given by user input in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43656179/print-value-at-index-given-by-user-input-in-python) — benvc, Apr 16 '19 at 21:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '19 at 21:39

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Convert 'a' to int.

list = ["0","2","4","8"]

a = input("Enter the list entry you want to retrieve: ")

print (list[int(a)])

answered Apr 16 '19 at 21:39

HitaloEmanoel

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