title: Reference an Element in a List of Tuples
body: <p>Sorry in advance, but I'm new to Python.  I have a list of <code>tuples</code>, and I was wondering how I can reference, say, the first element of each <code>tuple</code> within the list.  I would think it's something like </p>
  
  <pre><code>for i in number_of_tuples :
    first_element = myList[i[0]]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>you know, <code>[list_element[tuple_element]]</code>?  However, this doesn't appear to be the right approach.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,</p>
  
  <p>Turner</p>