getting the index while iterating through a list

[Hornberger, Chris]

As long as you need the index and the element, wouldn't it just be better to iterate the list by the index?

for i in range( len( list ) ):
	print "index: %d" % d
	print "Element: %s " % list[i]

?

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-----Original Message-----
From: python-list-bounces+chris.hornberger=blackrock.com at python.org
[mailto:python-list-bounces+chris.hornberger=blackrock.com at python.org]On
Behalf Of Fernando Rodríguez
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:01 AM
To: python-list at python.org
Subject: getting the index while iterating through a list


Hi,

While iterating through a list I'd like to know not just the current element,
but also its index. Is there a better way than this:

i = 0
newList = []
for element in aList:
  newList.append((i, element))
  i += 1

Is there a more elegant way of doing this with for? And with map()?

Thanks
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