# Number of entries in a list

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-entries-in-a-list/978>\
**Category:** Archived Topics\
**Created:** [February 7, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-entries-in-a-list/978 "2009-02-07T00:18:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-entries-in-a-list/978/1 "2009-02-07T00:18:06Z")

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What’s the easiest way to find out the number of entries in a list?

Al

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-entries-in-a-list/978/2 "2009-02-07T01:05:41Z")

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A list component?

```auto
myListComponent.data.rowCount
```

… or a python list?

```auto
len(myList)
```

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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-entries-in-a-list/978/3 "2009-02-07T11:50:42Z")

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Thanks Carl. I’m going to have to stop developing late at night 🙂

Al

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-entries-in-a-list/978/4 "2009-02-07T21:44:59Z")

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No problem, I’ve been there!