Skip first entry in for loop in python?

Question

In python, How do I do something like:

for car in cars:
   # Skip first and last, do work for rest

Answer 1

Here's my preferred choice. It doesn't require adding on much to the loop, and uses nothing but built in tools.

Go from:

for item in my_items:
  do_something(item)

to:

for i, item in enumerate(my_items):
  if i == 0:
    continue
  do_something(item)