On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:46:33 -0800, gil_johnson wrote: > I don't have the code with me, but for huge arrays, I have used > something like: > >>>> arr[0] = initializer >>>> for i in range N: >>>> arr.extend(arr) > > This doubles the array every time through the loop, and you can add the > powers of 2 to get the desired result. Gil
Why is it better to grow the list piecemeal instead of just allocating a list the size you want in one go? arr = [x]*size_wanted -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
