Hello, in (most) python documentation the syntax "list()" and "[]" is treated as being more or less the same thing. For example "help([])" and "help(list())" point to the same documentation. Since there are at least two cases where this similarity is not the case, (see below) can someone explain the reasoning behind this and point to further / relevant documentation? (To clarify: I am not complaining about this, just asking.)
1.) when using local variables in list comprehensions, say a=[i for i in xrange(10)] the local variable is not destroyed afterwards: print "a",a print "i",i using the similar code b=list(j for j in xrange(10)) the local variable is destroyed after use: print "b",b print "j",j and 2) a=list([]) vs. b=[[]] Regards, Manuel Graune -- A hundred men did the rational thing. The sum of those rational choices was called panic. Neal Stephenson -- System of the world http://www.graune.org/GnuPG_pubkey.asc Key fingerprint = 1E44 9CBD DEE4 9E07 5E0A 5828 5476 7E92 2DB4 3C99 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
