[Python] How do you figure out the item in a list and also the index of that item?

I am trying to make a 5x5 playing area. Empty spaces are represented as 0 and the player as 8. I am trying to move the player based on input. I am having trouble knowing the value of an item inside a list while also knowing the index of that item. I tried enumerate() but I don't understand how it works:

screenLine = "----------------------------------------------------------------";
playingArea = ["", "8", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", ]

def printPlayingArea():
for i in range(len(playingArea)):
if i == 5 or i == 10 or i == 15 or i == 20 or i == 25 or i == 30 or i == 35 or i == 40 or i == 45 or i == 50:
print(playingArea)
elif i == 0:
print(playingArea, end="")
else:
print(playingArea, end=" ")
print(screenLine)

async def movePlayer():
move = input("What direction would you like to go? ")
print(screenLine)
for a, b in enumerate(playingArea):
if a == "8":
print(a)
print(b)
movePlayer()


Output:

What direction would you like to go? right
----------------------------------------------------------------


movePlayer() doesn't do anything and that is intentional. I am just trying to figure out the problem. The print statements are for testing and it printed nothing. IDE I am using is Programiz Pro Python Playground.

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