Python find first instance of non zero number in list

Question

I have a list like this

myList = [0.0 , 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 2.0]

I would like to find the location of the first number in the list that is not e

Answer 1

You can use numpy.nonzero: http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-1.10.1/reference/generated/numpy.nonzero.html

myList = [0.0 , 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 2.0]
I = np.nonzero(myList)
#the first index is necessary because the vector is within a tuple
first_non_zero_index = I[0][0]
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