Re: * operator in python tutorial

2010-01-22 Thread Terry Reedy
On 1/22/2010 12:57 PM, ben wrote: On Jan 20, 8:30 pm, Gringo wrote: I am following through the python tutorial which gets to a line that uses the * operator with zip(). All such questions are at least briefly answered in my complete python3 symbol glossary (all syntax usages) at http://code

Re: * operator in python tutorial

2010-01-22 Thread ben
On Jan 20, 8:30 pm, Gringo wrote: > On 1/20/2010 12:38, ben wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I am following through the python tutorial which gets to a line that > > uses the * operator with zip(). I searched and searched but could find > > no information on the operator or how to use it in general.

Re: * operator in python tutorial

2010-01-20 Thread Gringo
On 1/20/2010 12:38, ben wrote: > Hello, > > I am following through the python tutorial which gets to a line that > uses the * operator with zip(). I searched and searched but could find > no information on the operator or how to use it in general. The > example from the tut is as follows: x =

Re: * operator in python tutorial

2010-01-20 Thread ben
I missed it because I skipped to the explanation of zip. I hit the back arrow and went on and saw the link to "Unpacking Argument Lists" which explained what I needed to know. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

* operator in python tutorial

2010-01-20 Thread ben
Hello, I am following through the python tutorial which gets to a line that uses the * operator with zip(). I searched and searched but could find no information on the operator or how to use it in general. The example from the tut is as follows: >>> x = [1, 2, 3] >>> y = [4, 5, 6] >>> zipped = zi