I am a python newbie, and am grappling with a fundamental concept. I want to modify a bunch of variables in place. Consider the following:
>>> a = 'one' >>> b = 'two' >>> c = 'three' >>> list = [a, b, c] >>> for i in range(len(list)): ... list[i] = list[i].upper() ... >>> [a, b, c] = list >>> a 'ONE' or, better: >>> a = 'one' >>> b = 'two' >>> c = 'three' >>> [a, b, c] = [s.upper() for s in [a, b, c]] >>> a 'ONE' Both of these accomplish what I'm after; I prefer the second for its brevity. But either approach requires that I spell out my list of vars-to-alter [a, b, c] twice. This strikes me as awkward, and would be difficult with longer lists. Any suggestions for a better way to do this? --Ken -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list