How do I find an item in my list without using indexes

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How do I find an item in my list without using indexes.

So i have a list and I want to find the item in a list.

Hi @MaxLime, let us understand your question by adding `more details` (the source code and the result you want to get) — Gedeon Mutshipayi, Apr 18 '22 at 23:58
Have you seen https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9542738/python-find-in-list? — mkrieger1, Apr 18 '22 at 23:59
Do you mean you don't want to use the `.index()` function, or you don't want to use indexes generally? — John Gordon, Apr 19 '22 at 00:00
Sorry I am just learning python so I don't really know but I know what to do now! Thanks for the help — Max Limo, Apr 19 '22 at 03:56

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 18 '22 at 23:58

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If you have the list i would use this:

fruits = ['banana', 'apple', 'watermelon', 'peach']

index = fruits.index('apple')

print('The index of apple is:', index)

OUTPUT: 1

answered Apr 18 '22 at 23:58

Snir Ego

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '22 at 00:00

Are you simply checking to see if an item exists within the list?

If so user the in operator Example:

# Example
my_list = [4,5,7,2,4,5]
if 7 in my_list:
   print("Item found")

Or if you are trying to return the index of the item found do this:

my_list.index(7)
# returns 2

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