How to find the index of an item in a list in Python

Use the buit-in index() method from list to find the index of an item in a list in Python.

Remember the index count starts at 0, so the position of ‘mclaren’ is 2.

car_brands = ['bmw', 'ferrari', 'mclaren']

position = car_brands.index('mclaren')

print(position)

index() returns the position of the first occurrence of the given value.

In this example, the index returned is of the first appearance of ‘ferrari’, which is 1.

car_brands = ['bmw', 'ferrari', 'mclaren', 'ferrari']

position = car_brands.index('ferrari')

print(position)