Can't get around "IndexError: list index out of range"

[Terry Reedy]

"Leif K-Brooks" <eurleif at ecritters.biz> wrote in message 
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> erikwickstrom at gmail.com wrote:
>> I'm trying to get this bit of code to work without triggering the
>> IndexError.
>>
>> import shutil, os, sys
>>
>> if sys.argv[1] != None:
>>     ver = sys.argv[1]
>> else:
>>     ver = '2.14'
>
> Catch it:
>
> try:
>     ver = sys.argv[1]
> except IndexError:
>     ver = '2.14'

Or slice it:

if sys.argv[1:2] != []:
<etc>

tjr