On 29 Dec 2005 08:43:17 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
Above, you are modifying "value", not the item in the list
>>> numbers = [1, 2, 3]
>>> for x in range(len(numbers)):
... numbers[x] = numbers[x]*2
>>> numbers
[2, 4, 6]
HTH :)The following code:
numbers = [1, 2, 3]
for value in numbers:
value *= 2
print numbers
Above, you are modifying "value", not the item in the list
>>> numbers = [1, 2, 3]
>>> for x in range(len(numbers)):
... numbers[x] = numbers[x]*2
>>> numbers
[2, 4, 6]
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