Because the "list" object covers all the functionality contained in the traditional "array" structure. If it pleases you , you can ignore the additional conveniences the list object offers and just treat it like an ordinary array.
Unless, of course, what you are seeking are the joys associated with memory allocation/deallocation :-) Thomas Bartkus "Rahul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi. > I just wanted to know why arrays have not been included as a builtin > datatype like lists or dictionaries? The numpy extension shows that it > can be implemented. then why not include arrays in core python? > rahul > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
