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gijig	19 May, 2008 - 02:53 AM Post #1
New D.I.C Head Joined: 14 May, 2008 Posts: 5	while handling large lists,i am encountering an error message: list index out of range. can i know about some methods like efficient data structure ,etc to handle this problem with large lists. the program is working properly with small lists
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girasquid	RE: List Index Out Of Range 2 Jun, 2008 - 07:10 PM Post #2
Barbarbar Joined: 3 Oct, 2006 Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 14 times Dream Kudos: 650 My Contributions	If you're getting an index out of range error, usually it means you're trying to access a part of the list that doesn't exist - like trying to access array[4] when your array is only 3 elements long.
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numberwhun	RE: List Index Out Of Range 5 Jun, 2008 - 03:13 PM Post #3
New D.I.C Head Joined: 28 Mar, 2008 Posts: 8 My Contributions	QUOTE(girasquid @ 2 Jun, 2008 - 08:10 PM) If you're getting an index out of range error, usually it means you're trying to access a part of the list that doesn't exist - like trying to access array[4] when your array is only 3 elements long. I fully agree with girasquid. I don't know about python, but in Perl, you can obtain the highest populated list index by using: perl $#arrayname Regards, Jeff
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