Alan Gauld wrote: > or a slightly sneaky but faster version: > > def howMany(aList): > return aList.index(aList[-1]) + 1
Sorry, but this isn't "slightly sneaky", this is outright wrong. I fails for both empty lists and lists with duplicate entries. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor