Steven Bethard wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I need to map a function to several variables. I'm trying to use map > > and lambda to do this. Here's my attempt... > > > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > from random import * > > > > [fee, fye, foe, fum] = map(lambda n: random(), range(4)) > > > > print fee > > print fye > > print foe > > print fum > > > > ...I'm essentially trying to map a function that takes no parameters to > > a group of variables. This works, but pychecker complains about the > > 'n' parameter. Is there a better way to do this? TIA > > > > >>> import random > >>> fee, fye, foe, fum = [random.random() for _ in range(4)] > >>> fee, fye, foe, fum > (0.39415235335694276, 0.43533547827112462, 0.47106288849970501, > 0.87920678036897715) > > I don't know pychecker well enough, but I think it ignores variables > named _, so I think you could also just switch your n with _. > Personally, I find the list comprehension much more readable. > > Steve
Thanks! This is exactly what I was after :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
