On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:50 AM, Viet Nguyen via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: >> Because it's not an enumerated list, it's an enumerated iterator. >> Generally, you'll just use that directly in the loop: >> >> for i, value in enumerate(numbers): >> >> There's generally no need to hang onto it from one loop to another. >> >> ChrisA > > Thanks ChrisA. If I do this "aList = enumerate(numList)", isn't it stored > permanently in aList now? I see your point to use it directly, but just in > case I do need to hang onto it from one loop to another, then how is that > done? Anyway I think I'm ok and I got what I need for now. >
The enumerator is. It doesn't become something different when you assign it to something. Assume you don't need to hang onto it, until such time as that changes. :) ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
