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Python index out of range exception

I've tried this:

x = []
for i in range(5)
    x[i] = 0
print(x)

But it gives index out of range exception Why?

Solution

  • You created an empty list x = [] (not an array) and in a line x[i] = 0 where you are trying to assign element 0 with index=0 which does not exist at the time of initialization, here in your case it will be the first iteration of for loop with i=0.

    Here is the example :

    >>> x = []
>>> x[0] = 0
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "<pyshell#8>", line 1, in <module>
    x[0] = 0
 IndexError: list assignment index out of range

    It will not allow you to assign element with index to an empty list.