I have a list y >>>y ['20001201', 'ARRO', '04276410', '18.500', '19.500', '18.500', '19.500', '224']
from which I want to extract only the 2nd and 4th item by partially unpacking the list. So I tried >>>a,b = y[2,4] Traceback (most recent call last): File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ? TypeError: list indices must be integers Out of curiosity, I tried >>>a,b = y[2:4] >>>a '04276410' >>> b '18.500' Why does this work (to a point - it gives me items 2 and 3, not 2 and 4 as I require) and not my first attempt? What is the right syntax to use when partially upacking a sequence? Thanks in advance Thomas Philips -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
