python - Getting the first x item from a list

I have a string and I'm splitting in a ; character, I would like to associate this string with variables, but for me just the first x strings is useful, the other is redundant;

I wanted to use this code below, but if there is more than 4 coma than this raise an exception. Is there any simply way?

az1, el1, az2, el2, rfsspe = data_point.split(";")  

Answer

Yes! Use slicing:

az1, el1, az2, el2, rfsspe = data_point.split(";")[:5]

That "slices" the list to get the first 5 elements only.