index

Description

Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified list item.

Syntax

list. index(item)

item
Required. Any valid type. ValueError is raised if item is not in the list.

Return Value

int

Time Complexity

O(1)

Example

>>> [1, 2, 3].index(2)
1
>>> [1, 2, 3].index('foo')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<interactive input>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: 'foo' is not in list

See Also

`in`_ statement