Python: access multiple elements in list

Question

I have the following list:

my_list = ["shanya", 1.2, 1, False, "test", 2, 3.3, True, "3", "4.0"]

But how do I access multiple elements in this list?

I know how to access one specific element (e.g., my_list[1] gives me [1.2]) and a range (e.g., my_list[1:3] gives me [1.2, 1]) but how do I get the first and third to last element?

["shanya", 1, False, "test", 2, 3.3, True, "3", "4.0"]

Index 1 will give you the second item. If you want the first item you need to use 0. — Open AI - Opting Out
– Open AI - Opting Out, Commented Sep 22, 2018 at 8:59

Open AI - Opting Out · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-22 09:01:46Z

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You can use itemgetter:

>>> from operator import itemgetter

>>> values = ["shanya", 1.2, 1, False, "test", 2, 3.3, True, "3", "4.0"]

>>> itemgetter(0, -3)(values)
('shanya', True)

answered Sep 22, 2018 at 9:01

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Aran-Fey · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-22 08:58:19Z

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Simply contact the sub-lists, like:

result = l[:1] + l[2:]

output:

['shanya', 1, False, 'test', 2, 3.3, True, '3', '4.0']

edited Sep 22, 2018 at 8:58

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answered Sep 22, 2018 at 8:57

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2 Comments

rororo Over a year ago

ok I have to use the "range" (a to b) instead of specifying one element [a]. Otherwise I get an error TypeError: can only concatenate list (not "float") to list

TheRibosome Over a year ago

@rororo sounds like your "float" is not in a list

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