# Given items = ["pen", "book", "pen", "eraser", "pen"], use .index() to print the index of "book"

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Given items = ["pen", "book", "pen", "eraser", "pen"], use .index() to print the index of "book". Then use .index() with a start argument of 1 to find and print the index of the second "pen".

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