How do I print specific items from a python list?

Question

I am trying to print multiple items from a list in Python. I have looked at many examples but I am unable to get them to work. What is a good way to print items from the imported list based on their list index.

The commented out example in my code is what I thought will work and cant find a simple solution.

items = []

with open('input.txt') as input_file:
    for line in input_file:
        items.append(line)

print(items[5],items[6])
#print(items[5,6,7]

Answer 1

One way to do it would be with a for loop.

item_list = ['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','i']  # an example list.
index_to_print = [5,6,7]  # add all index you want to print to this list.

for i in item_list:
    if item_list.index(i) in index_to_print:
        print(i)

update: instead of looping through the whole item_list, we can loop through the indexes you want to print.

for i in index_to_print:
    if i < len(item_list):
        print(item_list[i])
    else:
        print('given index is out of range.')