Python: pop from empty list

Question

I am using below line in a loop in my code

importer = exporterslist.pop(0)

If exporterslist has no entries or it is null, it returns error: IndexError: pop from empty list. How can I bypass exporterslist with no entries in it?

One idea I can think of is if exporterslist is not null then importer = exporterslist.pop(0) else get the next entry in the loop. If the idea is correct, how to code it in python?

Answer 1

You're on the right track.

if exporterslist: #if empty_list will evaluate as false.
    importer = exporterslist.pop(0)
else:
    #Get next entry? Do something else?