how would you be able to detect in the code when the for loop has looped through all the values of the array
#help python arrays
cyan halo
candid geyser
The code after the loop will run
cyan halo
huh
yes but
i need to detect INSIDE
the for loop
constantly everytime it goes through an index
if its checked all indexes
candid geyser
You'll need to give more information
cyan halo
ok
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
code that checks if x is on its last index
or has gone through all the indexes
candid geyser
!exec ```py
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
code that checks if x is on its last index
print("all indexes done")
modest sandalBOT
!exec ```py
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
...
@candid geyser
candid geyser
Oh you want the last one?
cyan halo
i mean inside
the for loop
not outside
of it
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
here
not here
cyan halo
Oh you want the last one?
if the code knows
that the last one
is the index its currently on
then that means its passed all indexes
cosmic kelp
fruits = ["apple", "orange", "blueberry"]
for i, f in enumerate(fruits):
if (len(fruits) - 1) == i:
print(f)
whats len
cosmic kelp
take a guess 😉
cyan halo
length?
i dont get
how this
shows that its passed all indexes
whats i and f represent also
and enumerate
cosmic kelp
how do you know if you're done counting grains of rice?
you know because the last grain of rice you counted was the last one in the pile.
same logic
cyan halo
ok
cosmic kelp
enumerate takes a list, and returns tuples (i, j), where i is the index, and j is the element
cyan halo
tuples?
cosmic kelp
like an ordered pair
cyan halo
ok
grave phoenix
i mean inside
Why is this necessary? This feels like an xy question
cyan halo
oh my days why do people have to ask why its necessary, theres a reason why the user wants it specifically like that and its not your concern, just answer to the question with the given context
i see this on many forms "why is this necessary" the user didnt want you to give outside advice the user wanted you to answer the question
grave phoenix
Because sometimes people with more experience will know a better way to do the same thing.