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dancemc15
dancemc15

Reputation: 628

Lists in Python targeting specific characters

I'm currently learning about lists in Python and I have a specific case that I don't really understand.

L=['hello','pie']
L[0][1]
'e'

Why does L[0][1] output as 'e'? I understand that L[0] = 'hello'. So I don't really understand how L[0][1] = 'e'.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 385

Answers (2)

glibdud
glibdud

Reputation: 7840

A string in python is treated as a sequence of characters for purposes of indexing. Thus the string 'hello' can be indexed as if it was the list ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']. As the index [1] refers to the second item in a sequence, you'll get the second letter of the string, 'e'.

Upvotes: 4

Two-Bit Alchemist
Two-Bit Alchemist

Reputation: 18457

Because you can also index strings in Python.

In [1]: L = ['hello', 'pie']

In [2]: L[0]
Out[2]: 'hello'

In [3]: 'hello'[1]
Out[3]: 'e'

In [4]: L[0][1]
Out[4]: 'e'

Upvotes: 3

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