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Python List – Get first element
To get the first element of a list in Python, you can use the index 0 with the list variable.
The index of the elements in the list start from 0. Therefore, element at index=0 is the first element in the list.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to get the first element in a given list using index, with examples.
For example, if my_list is a given list of elements, then the syntax to the expression to get the first element in the list my_list is
my_list[0]
Examples
The following are some of the examples, where we take a list of elements, and get the first element from the list using index.
1. Get the first element in the list of integers in Python
In this example, we take a list of integer values, and get the first element using index 0, and print it to standard output.
Python Program
my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40]
first_element = my_list[0]
print(f"First element : {first_element}")
Run Code CopyOutput
First element : 10
Explanation
10, 20, 30, 40 ← list elements
0 1 2 3 ← index values
↑
element at index=0 is the first element
2. Get the first element in the list of strings in Python
In this example, we take a list of string values, and get the first element using index 0.
Python Program
my_list = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
first_element = my_list[0]
print(f"First element : {first_element}")
Run Code CopyOutput
First element : apple
Explanation
"apple", "banana", "cherry" ← list elements
0 1 2 ← index values
↑
element at index=0 is the first element
Summary
In this Python Lists tutorial, we have seen how to get the first element of the given list using index.