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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Specific Index value

shawn deppe
shawn deppe
4,919 Points
Posted by shawn deppe
shawn deppe
4,919 Points

index

I'm not really sure what it wants me to do. "Let's practice with indexes! Make a new variable named var1 that is either a list or a string. Make sure that var1[5], the item with an index value of 5, is the letter "t"." I keep getting this message "Bummer! NameError: name 'var1' is not defined"

index.py 
varl = 'abcdet'
varl.index(t)

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Your code looks fine.

Try getting rid of the last line of code since the code challenge already checks if "t" is at index 5. :)

Good luck! ~alex

Jackson Lai
Jackson Lai
3,538 Points
Jackson Lai
Jackson Lai
3,538 Points

You don't have to put var1.index(t) in your code for this exercise and please note that when you use .index you shouldn't use (), you will get NameError for this. You have to put like this ('t').