[Python] How do I find the index of an element in a list in Python? [duplicate]

I have a list of strings, for example ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'], and I need to find the position (index) of a specific item, such as 'banana'.

I tried using list.find('banana'), but this resulted in an AttributeError. I was expecting it to return the index 1, similar to how the find() method works for strings. I also considered looping through the list with a for loop, but I believe there's a more direct and efficient built-in method to accomplish this.

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