Python: Access List items

You can access the list items using following techniques:

1. Using index():

To access the element in any list one can refer to its  index number.

List=[1,2,3,4,5]

# Print element at index 3
print(List[3])

Output: 4

2. Range of Indexes:

We can specify a range of indexes by specifying where to start and where to end the range. When specifying a range, the return value will be a new list with the specified items.

List=[1,2,3,4,5]
print(List[2:4])

Output: [3,4]

3. Negative Indexing

Negative indexing means beginning from the end, -1 refers to the last item, -2 refers to the second last item etc.

List=[1,2,3,4,5]
print(List[-1])

Output: 5