Python’s list.index(x) throws an exception if the item doesn’t exist. Is there a better way to do this that doesn’t require handling exceptions?
Python’s list.index(x) throws an exception if the item doesn’t exist. Is there a better
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Python’s list.index(x) throws an exception if the item doesn’t exist. Is there a better way to do this that doesn’t require handling exceptions?
If you don’t care where the matching element is, then use:
If you do care, then use a LBYL style with a conditional expression: