# Simple split list by index help

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Tags:** beginner
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735 "2021-10-25T20:26:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![spambigbot5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@spambigbot5](https://community.thunkable.com/u/spambigbot5)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735/1 "2021-10-25T20:26:26Z")

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Sorry if its already covered somewhere  
Gist of it is i have an app for school and i need to pull data from a list.

![nck](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/a/2acae9262376e27e20c6d01b7257711bc7caa9df.png)

when i use get index 1 it pulls 1,2,3  
need get index 1 to just pull the value 1  
Ive spent hours trying every combination i can think of to fix it but got nothing lmao  
Cheers lads

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### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735/2 "2021-10-25T20:41:42Z")

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Just an FYI - you don’t need to upload the screenshot to a hosting site first. You can just drag and drop or attach the image to your post and it will display here. I’ve fixed your screenshot above.

The problem with your blocks is that you have a duplicate “list” block. It should say `in list [stored variable Test3] get #1`.

Because you have that additional `[gear] list` block, you’re telling Thunkable to make a list out of the list stored in your variable. So it does and you get a list within a list. Instead of {1, 2, 3} that you expect, it becomes {{1, 2, 3}} where the first and only list item is {1, 2, 3}.

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### Author: ![spambigbot5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@spambigbot5](https://community.thunkable.com/u/spambigbot5)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735/3 "2021-10-25T20:51:01Z")

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Holly crap, ive never felt so dumb in my life. you’re my hero lad.

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### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735/4 "2021-10-25T20:52:31Z")

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Eh, it happens to the best of us!

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### Author: ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-split-list-by-index-help/1580735/5 "2024-11-08T13:14:37Z")

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