Python list items are indexed and can be accessed by referring to their index number.

The following will print the second item in the list.

my_list = ["Ferrari", "Maserati", "Alfa Romeo"]
print(my_list[1]) #Maserati

Negative indexing means start from the end and count backwards when accessing items.

• -1 refers to the last item
• -2 refers to the second last item
• etc.

my_list = ["Ferrari", "Maserati", "Alfa Romeo"]
print(my_list[-1]) #Alfa Romeo

A range of indexes can be included by specifying where to start and where to end the range.

When specifying a range, the returned value will be a new list with the specified items.

my_list = ["Lamborghini", "Ferrari", "Maserati", "Alfa Romeo", "Porsche"]
print(my_list[1:3]) #['Ferrari', 'Maserati']

By leaving out the start value, the range will start at the first item.

my_list = ["Lamborghini", "Ferrari", "Maserati", "Alfa Romeo", "Porsche"]
print(my_list[:3]) #['Lamborghini', 'Ferrari', 'Maserati']

Specify negative indexes to start the range search from the end of the list.

my_list = ["Lamborghini", "Ferrari", "Maserati", "Alfa Romeo", "Porsche"]
print(my_list[-3:-1]) #['Maserati', 'Alfa Romeo']

To determine if a specified item is present in a list use the “in” keyword.

my_list = ["Ferrari", "Maserati", "Alfa Romeo"]

if "Maserati" in my_list:
    print("'Maserati' is in the list")

Output:

'Maserati' is in the list

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