Description enumerate()

Python enumerate()

The enumerate() method adds counter to an iterable and returns it (the enumerate object).

The syntax of enumerate() is:
enumerate(iterable, start=0)

enumerate() Parameters

The enumerate() method takes two parameters:
• iterable - a sequence, an iterator, or objects that supports iteration
• start (optional) - enumerate() starts counting from this number. If start is omitted, 0 is taken as start.

Return Value from enumerate()

The enumerate() method adds counter to an iterable and returns it. The returned object is a enumerate object.

You can convert enumerate objects to list and tuple using list() and tuple() method respectively.

Example 1: How enumerate() works in Python?

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grocery = ['bread', 'milk', 'butter']
enumerateGrocery = enumerate(grocery)

print(type(enumerateGrocery))

# converting to list
print(list(enumerateGrocery))

# changing the default counter
enumerateGrocery = enumerate(grocery, 10)
print(list(enumerateGrocery))
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When you run the program, the output will be:
<class 'enumerate'>
[(0, 'bread'), (1, 'milk'), (2, 'butter')]
[(10, 'bread'), (11, 'milk'), (12, 'butter')]

Example 2: Looping Over an Enumerate object

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grocery = ['bread', 'milk', 'butter']

for item in enumerate(grocery):
print(item)

print('\n')
for count, item in enumerate(grocery):
print(count, item)

print('\n')
# changing default start value
for count, item in enumerate(grocery, 100):
print(count, item)
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When you run the program, the output will be:
(0, 'bread')
(1, 'milk')
(2, 'butter')

0 bread
1 milk
2 butter

100 bread
101 milk
102 butter