For example, using an index of -1 is a handy way to grab the last item from a list no matter the size of the list. In that case, list_of_ints[-1] yields 3, and list_of_objects[-1] yields None.

But in Python, it’s meant to be used for matching against structures or combinations of types, not just single values. If you want to use a value to execute an action or just return another ...

This post shows you how to use arrays in Python and why this data structure is so useful. A foundational skill for data science, coding, and more!

Using Python to bulk-check index status of URLs Now that we know how to check if a single URL has been indexed, you might be wondering how you can do this en masse. You could have 1,000 little ...

In Python, the most common of these data types is called the "list." The list is a zero-indexed collection of data of any type, stored linearly: the first item is at index 0, the second at index 1 ...