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Subsetting lists of lists

A Python list can also contain other lists.

To subset lists of lists, you can use the same technique as before: square brackets. This would look something like this for a list, house:

house[2][0]

This exercise is part of the course

Introduction to Python

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Exercise instructions

  • Subset the house list to get the float 9.5.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

house = [["hallway", 11.25],
         ["kitchen", 18.0],
         ["living room", 20.0],
         ["bedroom", 10.75],
         ["bathroom", 9.50]]

# Subset the house list
house___
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