On 2005-07-22, John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Odd-R. wrote: >> I have this list: >> >> [{'i': 'milk', 'oid': 1}, {'i': 'butter', 'oid': 2},{'i':'cake','oid':3}] >> >> All the dictionaries of this list are of the same form, and all the oids >> are distinct. If I have an oid and the list, how is the simplest way of >> getting the dictionary that holds this oid? >> > > Something like this: > > def oidfinder(an_oid, the_list): > for d in the_list: > if d['oid'] == an_oid: > return d > return None > # These are not the oids you are looking for.
Thank you for your help, but I was hoping for an even simpler solution, as I am suppose to use it in a <tal:block tal:define="p python: sentence. Is there a simpler way of doing it? What if I assume that the oid I'm searching for really exists? Thanks again -- Har du et kjøleskap, har du en TV så har du alt du trenger for å leve -Jokke & Valentinerne -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list