bruce wrote: > hi... > > i'm trying to deal with multi-dimension lists/arrays
Python has lists (which AFAIK really are arrays not linked lists, but they are called 'lists'). FWIW, this is in the fine manual. > i'd like to define a multi-dimension string list, and then manipulate the > list as i need... primarily to add lists/information to the 'list/array' and > to compare the existing list information to new lists > > i'm not sure if i need to import modules, or if the base python install i > have is sufficient. ????? importing modules doesn't require installing additional packages (unless the modules you want to import are not part of the stdlib nor of your application). > an example, or pointer to examples would be good... http://www.python.org/doc/ > i'd like > > define a[][] No "define" statement in Python - as you would know if you had read the fine manual. > #basically, i'd like a 3x3 array, where each element > #has one of the a,b,c items.. > # |a1, b1, c1| > # |a2, b2, c2| > # |a3, b3, c3| > > a[1][1] = ['a1','b1','c1'] Python's list are zero-based (which is the common case). This is mentionned in the fine manual. > a[1][2] = ['a2','b2','c2'] > a[1][3] = ['a3','b3','c3'] a = [ ['a1','b1','c1'], ['a2','b2','c2'], ['a3','b3','c3'], ] or a = [] a.append(['a1','b1','c1']) a.append(['a2','b2','c2']) a.append(['a3','b3','c3']) (etc - cf the fine manual). > b = ['f','g','h'] > v = ['f1','g1','h1'] > > if a[1][2] == b > print 'good!' > > a[1][4] = b > > x = 4 > g = ['p1','l1','g1'] > > for i in range[g] > a[x][i] = g[i] > > > these are the kinds of list/array functions i'd like to be able to > accomplish > > pointers/code samples/pointers to code would be helpful... start here : http://www.python.org/doc/ > and yeah. i've been looking via google... Really ? -- bruno desthuilliers python -c "print '@'.join(['.'.join([w[::-1] for w in p.split('.')]) for p in '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.split('@')])" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
