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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Specific Index value

Warsame Warsame
Warsame Warsame
4,241 Points

what is wrong my answer ?

var2 = "e" var2.index['-e']

index.py
var1 = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "t"] 
var2 = "e"
var2.index['-e']

7 Answers

Here is an example of what it is looking for:

var1 = "Shoutting"
var2 = "computer"

In task 1 it was wanting a word that had the letter 't' in index 5 and in task 2 it wanted a word/iterable with the letter 'e' in the -2 index which basically equals the second to the last letter from the end.

Warsame Warsame
Warsame Warsame
4,241 Points

how do I write the code? please

My code is towards the top.

Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points

The negative index starts as at -1 at the end of the list or string, from there it moves to the left.

Using lists:

var2 = [0,1,2,"e",4]
vae2 = ["B","B","B","B","B","B","B","e","B"]

Using strings:

var2 = bbbeb
var2 = bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbeb
var1 = "Shoutting"  #the second 't' is the index 5 
var2 = "computer"  #the 'e' is -2 index
Warsame Warsame
Warsame Warsame
4,241 Points

thank you Jeremy Hill you'r the best

You're welcome :)