Hello Alan, I think this is what can work : http://www.daniweb.com/code/snippet216750.html I will try it. Roelof
---------------------------------------- > From: rwob...@hotmail.com > To: alan.ga...@btinternet.com; tutor@python.org > Subject: RE: [Tutor] data question > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 13:40:21 +0000 > > > hello, > > Still one question. > > Every game is a dictonary/tuple ? > > Regards, > > Roelof > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 06:24:16 -0700 >> From: alan.ga...@btinternet.com >> Subject: Re: [Tutor] data question >> To: rwob...@hotmail.com >> >> OK, So you want a list of games (possibly one per tournament >> if you need to compare across tournies) where for each game >> you store: homeTeam, awayTeam and scores. >> >> Each game could be represented as either a tuple or a dictionary >> depending on how you want to extract the data: >> >> game['home'] or game[0] >> >> The list should probably be a list... :-) >> >> Try defining a short sample database in Python then try >> extracting some values to get a feel for what suits you >> best. Create the data in a module(easier to edit mistakes/changes) >> Then use the>>> prompt to import the data module and play >> around with it. >> >> That way it's easy to change from lists to tuples to dictionaries >> and see what works. >> >> Ultimately this may even be best done using a database but >> that's probably a step too far for you just now. >> >> Alan Gauld >> Author of the Learn To Program website >> http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Roelof Wobben >>> To: alan.ga...@btinternet.com; tutor@python.org >>> Sent: Saturday, 2 October, 2010 14:15:33 >>> Subject: RE: [Tutor] data question >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>>> To: tutor@python.org >>>> From: alan.ga...@btinternet.com >>>> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 14:10:25 +0100 >>>> Subject: Re: [Tutor] data question >>>> >>>> >>>> "Roelof Wobben" wrote >>>> >>>>> As a test I would write a programm where a user can input game-data >>>>> like home-team, away-team, home-score, away-score) and makes a >>>>> ranking of it. >>>> >>>>> In which datatype can I put this data in. >>>>> >>>>> I thought myself of a dictonary of tuples. >>>> >>>> A dictionary would be good for the basic data but I assume there >>>> are more than one of these data items? If so what do they represent? >>>> How would they be used? >>>> >>>> We need a bit more information, even some sample datya might help. >>>> >>>> It could be a list of dictionaries or even a dictionary of >>>> dictionaries. >>>> >>>> Alan G. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >>>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >>> >>> Hello Alan, >>> >>> What I meant was this: >>> >>> Let's say we have a tournament of 4 teams A,B,C,D >>> >>> They played this games. >>> >>> A - B 20 - 30 >>> C - D 23 - 67 >>> >>> These data must be stored so I can make a module which make a ranking like >>>this : >>> >>> 1) C 1 - 2 76 - 23 >>> 2) B 1 - 2 30 - 20 >>> >>> I hope you know what I wan >>> >>> >>> Roelof >>> _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor