Which is the most efficient way to iterate through a list in python?

list, performance, python

Solution

for item in list:

its obviously the one with fewer function calls.

If you want to get the index of items as you go use enumerate like this

for pos, item in enumerate(collection):

Problem

Say I have a list of items: ``` x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ``` I need to perform some functions for each of these items. In a certain case, I need to return the index of an item. Which is the best and most efficient way? ``` for item in list: .... ``` or ``` for i in range(len(list)): .... ```

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