Note: Python does not have built-in support for Arrays, but Python Lists can be used instead.
Note: This page shows you how to use LISTS as ARRAYS, however, to work with arrays in Python you will have to import a library, like the NumPy library.
Arrays are used to store multiple values in one single variable:
Example
# Create an array containing car names:
cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"]
An array is a special variable, which can hold more than one value at a time.
If you have a list of items (a list of car names, for example), storing the cars in single variables could look like this:
car1 = "Ford"
car2 = "Volvo"
car3 = "BMW"
However, what if you want to loop through the cars and find a specific one? And what if you had not 3 cars, but 300?
The solution is an array!
An array can hold many values under a single name, and you can access the values by referring to an index number.
You refer to an array element by referring to the index number.
Example