Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Global variables aren't *entirely* bad. I use them myself, sometimes for
>constants (well, pseudo-constants -- Python doesn't enforce constants) and
>short, quick 'n' dirty throw away code.
>
>But in general, as your code gets bigger and more complicate
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:05:00 +, CJ wrote:
> 1) Why no global variables? I'm taking your word for it that they're bad. Far
> be it from me to
> argue with you, but why are they bad ideas to begin with? Most of the
> languages I've used up to
> this point have been reliant on globals, so I'm
google "cheat sheet" or "quick reference"
http://rgruet.free.fr/#QuickRef
http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/python22/
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/excerpt/PythonPocketRef/index.html
http://diveintopython.org/appendix/abstracts.html
http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~ttopper/COMP118/rCheatShe
Wow, thanks alot. I pretty much (due to my own desire to get the program to
)(@#T(=!!! work and
be done with it) just turned the list into a function that returns a list that
isn't attached to
anything but the function itself, but I've taken the advice to heart.
Most of what you posted makes
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:02:52 +, CJ wrote:
>Okay, same program, different issue. Thanks to the help that I was
> given I was able to complete my program to find variables in a list that
> were repeated, and display them once, and how many times they appeared in
> the list. And it worked
"CJ" wrote:
>Well, for some reason, the FOR loop is altering two of my lists. Using
> PRINT magic, I was able to narrow down the lines that were causing it.
> But the question remains: Why is it doing this? I'm sure there's a simple
> answer that I just overlooked in the manual or something.
