can I get the index number in for x in y loop?

[Fuzzyman]

JuHui wrote:
> >>> a='String'
> >>> for x in a:
> ...     print x
> ...
> S
> t
> r
> i
> n
> g
> >>>
>
> can I get the index number  of a in the upon loop within for x in a
> loop?

Although enumerate is the 'right' answer, I personally prefer :


i = 0
while i < len(some_sequence):
    val = some_sequence[i]
    ...
    i += 1

This is so that I can manually wind 'i' backwards and forwards manually
from other parts of the code.

Fuzzyman
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