Glossary term
What is index?
In Apex Flow Academy, "index" means: The position number of an item in a list. Counting starts at 0. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. Related terms include list, dictionary, loop and record. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is index?
The position number of an item in a list. Counting starts at 0.
Where is index taught?
index is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work.
Which terms are related to index?
Next to index in the course glossaries: list, dictionary, loop, record, tuple, parameter and argument, boolean and return value.
listdictionarylooprecordtupleparameter and argumentbooleanreturn value
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn index?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.