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meet python

Lists are like arrays

When you create a list in Python, the interpreter creates an array-like data
structure in memory to hold your data, with your data items stacked from
the bottom up. Like array technology in other programming languages, the
first slot in the stack is numbered 0, the second is numbered 1, the third is
numbered 2, and so on:
This is your
“movies” list in Item #0 Item #1 Item #2
code.

movies = ["The Holy Grail", "The Life of Brian", "The Meaning of Life"]

This is your “movies”
list in memory. 2

"The Meaning of Life"
Each data item
in the list has a
1 numeric OFFSET
"The Life of Brian"
associated with it.

0
"The Holy Grail"

Python starts counting
from zero.
Access list data using the square bracket notation

As with arrays, you can access the data item in a list slot using the standard
square bracket offset notation:

print(movies[1]) The Life of Brian

Use the “print()” BIF to display a No surprise here, really…the
data item on screen. requested data appears on screen.

Let’s use IDLE to learn a bit about how lists work.

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