Question

How to get the first N elements from a list in Python

Answer 1

lst = [34, 78, 90, 'python', 'java', 'c++']

N = 4
new_list = lst[:N]

print(new_list)


     
 
'''
run:
 
[34, 78, 90, 'python']

'''

 

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Answer 2

lst = [34, 78, 90, 'python', 'java', 'c++']

N = 4
new_list = []
for index in range(0, N):
    new_list.append(lst[index])

print(new_list)


     
 
'''
run:
 
[34, 78, 90, 'python']

'''

 

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Answer 3

lst = [34, 78, 90, 'python', 'java', 'c++']

N = 4
new_list = [item for index, item in enumerate(lst) if index < N]

print(new_list)


     
 
'''
run:
 
[34, 78, 90, 'python']

'''

 

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