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Arevos · May 23rd, 2006, 11:59 AM

Use the len function to find out how long a list is. e.g.

len(highlights) == 1

(You can also do len(x) == 0, which is equivalent to x == [])

Or, you could do it thus:

if highlights == []:
    # highlights doesn't exist
else:
    # highlights does exist

Look up the difference between "else" and "elif".

May 23rd, 2006, 11:59 AM	#128
Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 5	Use the len function to find out how long a list is. e.g. (Toggle Plain Text) len(highlights) == 1 len(highlights) == 1 (You can also do len(x) == 0, which is equivalent to x == []) Or, you could do it thus: (Toggle Plain Text) if highlights == []: # highlights doesn't exist else: # highlights does exist if highlights == []: # highlights doesn't exist else: # highlights does exist Look up the difference between "else" and "elif".