>>> for i in enumerate( ['abc','def','ghi','jkl'] ): ... print i ... (0, 'abc') (1, 'def') (2, 'ghi') (3, 'jkl') >>> >>> for i in enumerate('hello world'): ... print i ... (0, 'h') (1, 'e') (2, 'l') (3, 'l') (4, 'o') (5, ' ') (6, 'w') (7, 'o') (8, 'r') (9, 'l') (10, 'd') >>> #//python/235