On Jul 31, 2:51 pm, Alexnb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Lets say we have this list:
>
> funlist = ['a', 'b', 'c']
>
> and lets say I do this:
>
> if funlist[4]:
> print funlist[4]
>
> I will get the exception "list index out of range"
>
> How can I test if the list item is empty without getting that exception?
Try using a slice. Slices are ignorant of list index validity.
funlist = list("abc") # too lazy to type ['a', 'b', 'c']
if funlist[4:]:
print funlist[4]
Voila! No exception!
-- Paul
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