What is a negative index in Python?

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Hi, I want to know about What is a negative index in Python

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Negative index count the value in a list from the end, unlike positive index which counts from the beginning.

For example, if list is [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], then

list[-1] = 5

list[-2] = 4

list[-3] = 3

list[-4] = 2

list[-5] = 1