SamFeltus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When a list initializes, will it always evaluate in order starting at > element 0 and finishing with the last element? > > def f1(x): > return x + 2 > > def f2(x): > return x * 2 > > def f3(x): > return x * 3 > > the_list = [f1(7), f2(8), f3(4)]
The new list won't even *exist* until all the arguments to the constructor are evaluated; its initialiser will receive values, not expressions. So, you're not asking about the behaviour of a list initialising; you're asking about the order of evaluating an expression. In the above expression, yes, the several items in the literal list expression will be evaluated left to right. -- \ “Two rules to success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything | `\ you know.” —Sassan Tat | _o__) | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
