Python Coding Challenge - Question with Answer (ID 290726)

 

Code Explanation:

🔹 Line 1: Create the List

[1, 2]

Python first creates a list containing two elements.

Index Value

0 1

1 2

Memory Representation

      List

   ┌─────────┐

0 ─►│    1    │

   ├─────────┤

1 ─►│    2    │

   └─────────┘

🔹 Line 2: Evaluate False

False

This is where the trick begins.

Most people think Python will look for a key named False.

But Python treats booleans as integers.

Internally,

False == 0

returns

True

Likewise,

True == 1

returns

True

So Python converts

False

into

0

🔹 Line 3: Perform List Indexing

Python now evaluates

[1, 2][0]

because

False → 0

The list becomes

Index Value

0 1

1 2

Python accesses index 0.

[1,2][0]

Result

1

🔹 Line 4: Execute print()

Now Python executes

print(1)

So the output becomes

1

Final output:

1

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