i have 1 as element of [1]. how do i convert this list such that it is no longer a list but only an integer? in python

To convert a list with a single element to an integer in Python, you can access the first element of the list and use the int() function. Here's an example:

main.py
my_list = [1]
my_integer = int(my_list[0])
print(my_integer)
61 chars
4 lines

Output:

main.py
1
2 chars
2 lines

In this example, my_list[0] accesses the first (and only) element of the list [1], which is the integer 1. Then, by passing it to the int() function, we convert it from a string (as it is extracted from the list) to an integer. Finally, we print my_integer, which only contains the integer value 1.

Note: If the list has more than one element, and you only want to convert the first element to an integer, you can use indexing just like in the example above.