harold fellermann wrote: >Hi, > > > >>I have a list of variables, which I am iterating over. I need to set >>the value of each variable. My code looks like: >> >>varList = [ varOne, varTwo, varThree, varFour ] >> >>for indivVar in varList: >> indivVar = returnVarFromFunction() >> >>However, none of the variables in the list are being set. >> >> > >You only change the value of the local variable in the body >of the for loop. it has no effect on the list. you could do e.g. > >varList = [vorOne,varTwo,varThree,varFour] >for i in len(varList) : > varList[i] = returnVarFromFunction() > >However, as in this example the former list values are not used anyway, >you could just write: > >varList = [ returnVarFromFunction for i varList ] > > >cheers, > >- harold - > >-- >Tages Arbeit, abends Gäste, >saure Wochen, frohe Feste! >-- Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe > > > The problem I have, is the variables are referenced elsewhere. They have been declared before being used in the list. Basically, I'm after the Python way of using deferencing.
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