Get first non-empty string from a list in python

Question

In Python I have a list of strings, some of which may be the empty string. What\'s the best way to get the first non-empty string?

Answer 1

To remove all empty strings,

[s for s in list_of_strings if s]

To get the first non-empty string, simply create this list and get the first element, or use the lazy method as suggested by wuub.