.. _potential-index-error:

potential-index-error / E0643
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**Message emitted:**

``Invalid index for iterable length``

**Description:**

*Emitted when an index used on an iterable goes beyond the length of that iterable.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/potential-index-error/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/potential-index-error/good.py
   :language: python





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