Get the length of a list in Python
David Y.
—The Problem
How do I determine the number of elements in a list in Python?
The Solution
You can do this using Python’s built-in len() function. For example:
products = ["Apples", "Oranges", "Pears"] product_count = len(products) print(product_count) # will output "3"
The len() function works by calling the provided object’s __len__() method. The len() function works with other iterable data types in Python as well, such as strings, tuples, and sets.
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