# pyDataset get current iteration

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-get-current-iteration/93822>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting\
**Created:** [July 28, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-get-current-iteration/93822 "2024-07-28T13:31:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-get-current-iteration/93822/1 "2024-07-28T13:31:44Z")

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looping thru pyDataset, is it possible to get current iteration(built-in)?

```python
for row in pyDs:
    dict={}
    dict['rowIndex'] = <current iteration>
    instances.append(dict)

```

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-get-current-iteration/93822/2 "2024-07-28T13:53:29Z")

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Try something like this:

```python
for index, row in enumerate(pyDs):
    # ...

```

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**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-get-current-iteration/93822/3 "2024-07-28T13:59:12Z")

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Awesome!