On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:55:13 -0700 Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> On 09/03/2014 11:49 AM, Seymore4Head wrote: > > On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:10:42 -0400, Seymore4Head > > <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> wrote: > > > >> import math > >> import random > >> import sys > >> b=[] > >> steve = [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89] > >> for x in steve: > >> print (steve[x]) > >> > >> Traceback (most recent call last): > >> File "C:\Functions\blank.py", line 7, in <module> > >> print (steve[x]) > >> IndexError: list index out of range > > > > Ok, I understand now that x is actually the first item in the list. > > What I want is a loop that goes from 1 to the total number of items in > > the list steve. > > No, you don't understand yet. > > The /first/ time through the loop 'x' is the first item in the list. > > The /second/ time through the loop 'x' is the second item in the list. > > The /third/ time through the loop 'x' is the third item in the list. > > . . . > > Keep persisting! > > -- > ~Ethan~ Python 'for' is better read as 'for each'. -- Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology -- www.highlandtechnology.com Email address domain is currently out of order. See above to fix. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
