Python: Find the index of an item in a specified list

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Find Index of List Item

Write a Python program to find the index of an item in a specified list.

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Define a list 'num' containing a sequence of numbers
num = [10, 30, 4, -6]

# Use the 'index' method to find the index of the element with the value 30 in the list 'num'
# The result will be the position of the first occurrence of 30 in the list
print(num.index(30))

Sample Output:

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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• Write a Python program to find the index of an item in a sorted list using binary search.

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