Re: [Tutor] Difference between decorator and inheritance

On 02Aug2019 11:26, bob gailer wrote: And now for something completely different... Decorators are not required to return a function! I use them to create a dictionary that maps function names to the corresponding function object. That is an interesting idea! But I want to counter it,

Re: [Tutor] Difference between decorator and inheritance

And now for something completely different... Decorators are not required to return a function! I use them to create a dictionary that maps function names to the corresponding function object. This is very useful when associating actions with user-entered commands. Example: def

Re: [Tutor] Difference between decorator and inheritance

On 7/31/19 11:57 AM, Gursimran Maken wrote: > Hi, > > Anyone could please let me know the difference between decorators and > inheritance in python. > > Both are required to add additional functionality to a method then why are > we having 2 separate things in python for doing same kind of work.

Re: [Tutor] Difference between decorator and inheritance

On 31/07/2019 18:57, Gursimran Maken wrote: > Anyone could please let me know the difference between decorators and > inheritance in python. > > Both are required to add additional functionality to a method then why are > we having 2 separate things in python for doing same kind of work.

[Tutor] Difference between decorator and inheritance

Hi, Anyone could please let me know the difference between decorators and inheritance in python. Both are required to add additional functionality to a method then why are we having 2 separate things in python for doing same kind of work. Thank you, Gursimran

Re: [Tutor] Difference between array( [1, 0, 1] ) and array( [ [1, 0, 1] ] )

Thanks Edmondo, Stephen, Mats and Steven you for the tips, I studied linear algebra many years ago and I remember only a few rudiments. But I was trying to visualize (in a geometric way) how the numpy represents arrays, and what the geometrical meaning of the transpose operation made by

Re: [Tutor] difference between array([1,0,1]) and array([[1,0,1]])

On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 08:39:35PM -0300, Markos wrote: > Hi, > > I'm studying Numpy and I don't understand the difference between > > >>>vector_1 = np.array( [ 1,0,1 ] ) > > with 1 bracket and > > >>>vector_2 = np.array( [ [ 1,0,1 ] ] ) > > with 2 brackets I'm not really sure what you don't

Re: [Tutor] difference between array([1,0,1]) and array([[1,0,1]])

On 6/20/19 5:39 PM, Markos wrote: > Hi, > > I'm studying Numpy and I don't understand the difference between > vector_1 = np.array( [ 1,0,1 ] ) > > with 1 bracket and > vector_2 = np.array( [ [ 1,0,1 ] ] ) > > with 2 brackets the first is one-dimensional, the second

[Tutor] difference between array([1,0,1]) and array([[1,0,1]])

Hi, I'm studying Numpy and I don't understand the difference between vector_1 = np.array( [ 1,0,1 ] ) with 1 bracket and vector_2 = np.array( [ [ 1,0,1 ] ] ) with 2 brackets The shape of vector_1 is: vector_1.shape (3,) But the shape of vector_2 is: vector_2.shape (1, 3) The

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:39 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 08/08/17 02:22, boB Stepp wrote: [snip lots of good stuff] I am coming to the conclusion I need to code a substantial, challenging project using OOP techniques, instead of just the toy programs I have been

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On 08Aug2017 08:39, Alan Gauld wrote: (1) There are very, very few good uses for static methods in Python. If you think you need a static method, you probably could just use a regular module-level function. Amen to that, I try to avoid staticmethods... and so far have

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > classes are objects too... Also, classes are instances. Given >>> class Foo: ... pass ... >>> foo = Foo() >>> type(foo) >>> type(Foo) what is the type of the type of the type ... of foo? The answer is a circular definition that you cannot spell in Python

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On 08/08/17 02:22, boB Stepp wrote: > "@staticmethod" then there are two ways of calling the method, using > objects or using the class. Is there some reason not to use the > "ClassName.a_static_method()" syntax? Are there intended uses for > doing this? classes are objects too... You could

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On 07Aug2017 20:22, boB Stepp wrote: On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:36 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: [...] It is hard to see the distinction between an ordinary method and a static method from this example. What you are seeing is, by accident, the

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

I feel like I have gazed into a crystal clear pool, apparently shallow, with many interesting objects (Pun intended!) on the pool floor. Interested in these beautiful things, I jump in to grab one for close-up study only to find that the pool is much, ... , much deeper (> 1 boB-height) than it

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On Sun, Aug 06, 2017 at 06:35:10PM -0500, boB Stepp wrote: > py3: class MyClass: > ... def my_method(): > ... print('This is my_method in MyClass!') > ... > py3: class MyOtherClass: > ... @staticmethod > ... def my_other_method(): > ... print('This is

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 11:35 PM, boB Stepp wrote: > > I see no difference in result, whether I use the @staticmethod decorator or > not. While a staticmethod and a function are both descriptors [1], a staticmethod is basically a no-op descriptor. Its __get__ method

Re: [Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

On 07/08/17 00:35, boB Stepp wrote: > = > Python 3.6.1 (v3.6.1:69c0db5, Mar 21 2017, 18:41:36) [MSC v.1900 64 > bit (AMD64)] on win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >

[Tutor] Difference(s) betweenPython 3 static methods with and without @staticmethod?

I am looking more deeply into the subject of decorators for a bit (So I can thoroughly digest Steve's information in the thread "basic decorator question".) and have been first looking at static and class methods. As a start, I have tried the following:

Re: [Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

On 26Apr2017 22:51, Tim Peters wrote: [boB Stepp , on %i/%d and %f/%F] Hmm. I'm surprised this slight distinction was worth keeping two format codes that otherwise do the same thing. Is there an actual need for these due to Python being

Re: [Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

F means print it in uppercase. That's really an edge case for a float, that would only apply to the special values infinity and not-a-number. On April 26, 2017 8:08:16 PM MDT, boB Stepp wrote: >My Google-fu must be weak tonight. I cannot find any discernible >difference

Re: [Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

[boB Stepp , on %i/%d and %f/%F] > Hmm. I'm surprised this slight distinction was worth keeping two > format codes that otherwise do the same thing. Is there an actual > need for these due to Python being implemented behind the scenes in C? The implementation is

Re: [Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:19 AM, Tim Peters wrote: > [boB Stepp ] > >> I cannot find any discernible >> difference between '%f' % and '%F' % >> . Is there any or do they duplicate >> functionality? If the latter, why are there two ways of doing

Re: [Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Tim Peters wrote: > [boB Stepp ] >> My Google-fu must be weak tonight. > > Look here: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf_format_string Thanks. From the %d versus %i links I found, I should have pursued the

Re: [Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

[boB Stepp ] > My Google-fu must be weak tonight. Look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf_format_string > I cannot find any discernible > difference between '%f' % and '%F' % > . Is there any or do they duplicate > functionality? If the latter, why are

[Tutor] Difference between %f and %F string formatting?

My Google-fu must be weak tonight. I cannot find any discernible difference between '%f' % and '%F' % . Is there any or do they duplicate functionality? If the latter, why are there two ways of doing the same thing? I had a similar question for %d and %i, but googling suggests these are

Re: [Tutor] Difference between rounding off and typecasting to int

On 02/01/16 14:33, Ratheesh kumar wrote: > But I can't get to understand what round() did int() cant't do With this kind of question its best to ask the interpreter: >>> int(12.1) 12 >>> int(12.9) 12 >>> round(12.1) 12 >>> round(12.9) 13 >>> Does that make it clearer? -- Alan G Author of the

[Tutor] Difference between rounding off and typecasting to int

Hii everyone, Today i was just solving a problem in hacker-rank. A simple one to calculate the tip and tax for the meal. The resultant answer should be rounded off. I first wrote the code as below: m=float(input()) x=int(input()) t=int(input()) tip=(m*x)/100 tax=(m*t)/100 total=m+tip+tax

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

Caveat: I began this before there were any other responses. So this may be overkill - but I ike to be thorough. On 4/9/2014 12:49 PM, Jared Nielsen wrote: Hi Pythons, Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements? I know that expressions are statements that produce a

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

Thanks for the thorough answer, Bob. I now understand the difference. On Apr 10, 2014 2:11 PM, bob gailer bgai...@gmail.com wrote: Caveat: I began this before there were any other responses. So this may be overkill - but I ike to be thorough. On 4/9/2014 12:49 PM, Jared Nielsen wrote: Hi

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

On 4/10/2014 5:48 PM, Jared Nielsen wrote: Thanks for the thorough answer, Bob. I now understand the difference. Thanks for the ACK. It helps me remember I have something to contribute. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or

[Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

Hi Pythons, Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements? I know that expressions are statements that produce a value. I'm unclear on functions and especially strings. Are any of the following expressions? print(42) print(spam) spam = 42 print(spam) Is the first

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements? I know that expressions are statements that produce a value. Yes, that's pretty much it. If you can point your finger at the thing and say that it produces a value, it's an expression. Are any of the following

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

On 09/04/14 17:49, Jared Nielsen wrote: Hi Pythons, Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements? I know that expressions are statements that produce a value. Yep, that's it. I'm unclear on functions and especially strings. Unclear in what way? Both functions and

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

Jared Nielsen nielsen.ja...@gmail.com writes: Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements? For general programming terminology, the Wikipedia articles tend to be good. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expression_%28computer_science%29

Re: [Tutor] difference between expressions and statements

Jared Nielsen nielsen.ja...@gmail.com Wrote in message: Hi Pythons, Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements? I know that expressions are statements that produce a value. I'm unclear on functions and especially strings. Are any of the following expressions?

[Tutor] Difference between max(one, two) and max((one, two))

What is the difference between max(one, two) and max((one, two)) ? Thanks Aman ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Difference between max(one, two) and max((one, two))

and why with sum(one, two) we get an error whereas not with sum((one, two)) ? On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Amandeep Behl amandeep...@gmail.comwrote: What is the difference between max(one, two) and max((one, two)) ? Thanks Aman ___ Tutor

Re: [Tutor] Difference between max(one, two) and max((one, two))

On 07/05/2013 02:37 PM, Amandeep Behl wrote: and why with sum(one, two) we get an error whereas not with sum((one, two)) ? When replying to a message, your new text should go AFTER the quote. Putting it first is called top-posting, and it's a Microsoft-introduced abomination that's not

[Tutor] Difference between types

I guess I'm understanding that, in Python, if something belongs to a type, must also be a value. I guess I'm understanding that the reason why 9 is considered a value, is since it's a normal form*,* an element of the system that cannot be rewritten and reduced any further. I also guess I'm

Re: [Tutor] Difference between types

wait for someone more knowledgeable to answer, but from what i know, Yes it does have a profound meaning. Strings consist of character sets. Something that was here way before Python Like i said my experience is limited so i too would like to hear some reponses

Re: [Tutor] Difference between types

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Citizen Kant citizenk...@gmail.com wrote: I guess I'm understanding that, in Python, if something belongs to a type, must also be a value. I guess I'm understanding that the reason why 9 is considered a value, is since it's a normal form, an element of the

Re: [Tutor] Difference between types

On 05/23/2013 03:57 PM, Citizen Kant wrote: It's quite hard to believe that you're not just trolling. Little that you say below makes any sense with regards to Python. I guess I'm understanding that, in Python, if something belongs to a type, must also be a value. Nothing belongs to a

Re: [Tutor] Difference between types

On 24/05/13 05:57, Citizen Kant wrote: I guess I'm understanding that, in Python, if something belongs to a type, must also be a value. Everything in Python is a value, and everything belongs to a type. Including other types. Yes, types are values too, and types have types of their own. There

Re: [Tutor] difference between super() and parent.__init__()?

Alex Hall wrote: On 10/21/11, Steven D'Aprano st...@pearwood.info wrote: [...] The one exception to this is if your class changes the method signature. E.g. if A.method takes no arguments, but B.method requires an argument. super cannot help you now. But changing the signature of methods is

[Tutor] difference between super() and parent.__init__()?

Hi all, I am just curious: I have seen classes that are subclasses initialize their parents through both super and parentClass.__init__. What is the difference, if any, and is one better or more pythonic than the other? -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com;

Re: [Tutor] difference between super() and parent.__init__()?

Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, I am just curious: I have seen classes that are subclasses initialize their parents through both super and parentClass.__init__. What is the difference, if any, and is one better or more pythonic than the other? A simple question with a complicated answer... First

Re: [Tutor] difference between super() and parent.__init__()?

On 10/21/11, Steven D'Aprano st...@pearwood.info wrote: Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, I am just curious: I have seen classes that are subclasses initialize their parents through both super and parentClass.__init__. What is the difference, if any, and is one better or more pythonic than the other?

[Tutor] Difference

Hey want to know whats the difference between the pygame.display.update() and pygame.display.flip() An explanation with the example would be grea. Thanks In Advance Ankur Aggarwal ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change

Re: [Tutor] Difference

-Original Message- From: ANKUR AGGARWAL coolankur2...@gmail.com To: tutor tutor@python.org Sent: Sun, Mar 20, 2011 1:49 pm Subject: [Tutor] Difference Hey want to know whats the difference between the pygame.display.update() and pygame.display.flip() An explanation with the example

Re: [Tutor] Difference between SimpleCookie and SmartCookie

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Kumar hihir...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks a lot for the reply Kent . Could you please tell me If I will try to move from SmartCookie to SimpleCokkie in out application, what precautions should I take care? Make sure that all the values in the Morsels are strings.

[Tutor] Difference between SimpleCookie and SmartCookie

Hello, I am new to python. I just came to know about this classes SimpleCookie and SmartCookie. I could get that usage. But I didn't get the difference between these classes? Can anybody please tell me what is the difference between this classes? -Kumar

Re: [Tutor] Difference between SimpleCookie and SmartCookie

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Kumar hihir...@gmail.com wrote: I just came to know about this classes SimpleCookie and SmartCookie. I could get that usage. But I didn't get the difference between these classes? Can anybody please tell me what is the difference between this classes?

Re: [Tutor] Difference between SimpleCookie and SmartCookie

Thanks a lot for the reply Kent . Could you please tell me If I will try to move from SmartCookie to SimpleCokkie in out application, what precautions should I take care? -Thanks Kumar On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Kent Johnson ken...@tds.net wrote: On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Kumar

Re: [Tutor] Difference in minutes between two time stamps

import datetime s = '09:35:23' datetime.datetime.strptime(s, '%H:%M:%S') datetime.datetime(1900, 1, 1, 9, 35, 23) Can you figure out how to proceed from there? In case she doesn't know: import datetime as dt start=09:35:23 end=10:23:00 start_dt = dt.datetime.strptime(start, '%H:%M:%S')

Re: [Tutor] Difference in minutes between two time stamps

import datetime s = '09:35:23' datetime.datetime.strptime(s, '%H:%M:%S') datetime.datetime(1900, 1, 1, 9, 35, 23) Can you figure out how to proceed from there? In case she doesn't know: import datetime as dt start=09:35:23 end=10:23:00 start_dt = dt.datetime.strptime(start, '%H:%M:%S')

[Tutor] Difference in minutes between two time stamps

Hello, I can't seem to figure out the syntax to calculate the difference in minutes between two time stamps. I already read the documentation about datetime and time modules, but I was unable to implement the code. My code will be fed with two timestamps (as styrings): start=09:35:23

Re: [Tutor] Difference in minutes between two time stamps

2009/3/3 Judith Flores jur...@yahoo.com: Hello,   I can't seem to figure out the syntax to calculate the difference in minutes between two time stamps. I already read the documentation about datetime and time modules, but I was unable to implement the code. My code will be fed with two

[Tutor] Difference between Perl and Python

Hello everyone, I wanted to know what are the differences between perl and python, since both of them are scripting languages... thanks -- Varsha, ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Difference between Perl and Python

Varsha Purohit wrote: Hello everyone, I wanted to know what are the differences between perl and python, since both of them are scripting languages... There is plenty of difference between them and between all the other scripting languages. Look beyond the notion of scripting and look

[Tutor] [tutor] Difference between index and find in manipulating strings

Hello, i have again very basic question in python string management. I am not able to understand how find and index works and what do they actually return. line = this is varsha print line.find(is) 2 print line.rfind(is) 5 print line.rfind(varsha) 8 print line.index(varsha) 8 what does 2

Re: [Tutor] [tutor] Difference between index and find in manipulating strings

Varsha Purohit wrote: Hello, i have again very basic question in python string management. I am not able to understand how find and index works and what do they actually return. line = this is varsha print line.find(is) 2 print line.rfind(is) 5 print line.rfind(varsha) 8 print

Re: [Tutor] [tutor] Difference between index and find in manipulating strings

Thanks guys it was really helpful i m just a beginner in python start to program since two days back. So finding little difficulty with some concepts. On 9/2/07, Ricardo Aráoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Varsha Purohit wrote: Hello, i have again very basic question in python string

Re: [Tutor] [tutor] Difference between index and find in manipulating strings

Ricardo Aráoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote From Python 2.5 documentation : index( sub[, start[, end]]) Like find(), but raise ValueError when the substring is not found. As opposed to find() which returns -1 when the string is not found. That means you can use try/except with index but must check

Re: [Tutor] [tutor] Difference between index and find in manipulating strings

Varsha Purohit wrote: Thanks guys it was really helpful i m just a beginner in python start to program since two days back. So finding little difficulty with some concepts. Don't worry, I'm a 20 days old timer. ;c) ___ Tutor maillist -

Re: [Tutor] [tutor] Difference between index and find in manipulating strings

Ricardo Aráoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Thanks guys it was really helpful i m just a beginner in python start to program since two days back. So finding little difficulty with some concepts. Don't worry, I'm a 20 days old timer. ;c) And I've been using Python for over 10 years now

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

vanam wrote: Yes i did a mistake in expressing my problem below are the instances of the script and its corresponding output,for each instance its giving contrasting result i want explanation for that This has pretty much been explained already. Do you have some question with the

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

vanam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Yes i did a mistake in expressing my problem below are the instances of the script and its corresponding output,for each instance its giving contrasting result i want explanation for that [1]:def squ(n): return n*n

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

vanam wrote: i want to know the difference between filter(function,sequence) and map(function,sequence).I tried for a simple script with an function which finds the square of the number,after including separately filter and map in the script i am getting the same results for instance def

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

ya i am sure about that i am using python editor which has python intrepreter attached to it i got the same output for both filter and map def squ(n): y = n*n print y filter(y,range(3))-0 1 4 map(y,range(3))-0 1 4 On 1/23/07, Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: vanam wrote: i want to

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, vanam wrote: i want to know the difference between filter(function,sequence) and map(function,sequence). Hi Vanam, They may both take functions as input, but the intention of the functions is different. In the case of filter(), the input function is used to cull the

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

vanam wrote: ya i am sure about that i am using python editor which has python intrepreter attached to it i got the same output for both filter and map def squ(n): y = n*n print y filter(y,range(3))-0 1 4 map(y,range(3))-0 1 4 This is quite different that what you posted the first

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

vanam wrote: i want to know the difference between filter(function,sequence) and map(function,sequence). print filter.__doc__ filter(function or None, sequence) - list, tuple, or string Return those items of sequence for which function(item) is true. If function is None, return the items

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

vanam wrote: ya i am sure about that i am using python editor which has python intrepreter attached to it i got the same output for both filter and map def squ(n): y = n*n print y filter(y,range(3))-0 1 4 map(y,range(3))-0 1 4 You are not printing the result of either the filter or

Re: [Tutor] Difference between filter and map

Yes i did a mistake in expressing my problem below are the instances of the script and its corresponding output,for each instance its giving contrasting result i want explanation for that [1]:def squ(n): return n*n filter(squ,range(3))output is not seen on the interpreter

Re: [Tutor] Difference between 'yield' and 'print'

Luke Paireepinart wrote: Refer to http://docs.python.org/ref/yield.html for information about yield. Disclaimer: The following information I'm going to present you I came up with after reading that short explanation of 'yield' so it may not be exactly correct. There is a longer explanation

[Tutor] Difference between 'yield' and 'print'

Is there any difference between yield and print in python script?i have written a script based on fibonacci series where in i used yield and print in two different scripts: the script is given below: def fib(n): a,b = 0,1 while a=n: print a a,b = b,a+b for x in fib(4): print

Re: [Tutor] Difference between popens

On 6/9/06, Bernard Lebel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, thanks for the nice explanation Michael!BernardWhoops.. Hit reply instead of reply to all. My apologies to the group. Dang gmail. -Michael -- There's so many different worlds,So many different suns.And we have just one world,But we live in

[Tutor] Difference between popens

Hi, I'd like to know what are the differences at the various os.popenX flavors. I read the documentation and I can see they return file objects. so what can you do with these file objects? I mean, why would you need a set of file objects rather than another? Sorry the difference is very not

Re: [Tutor] Difference between popens

On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 03:38:58PM -0400, Bernard Lebel wrote: Hi, I'd like to know what are the differences at the various os.popenX flavors. I read the documentation and I can see they return file objects. so what can you do with these file objects? I mean, why would you need a set of

Re: [Tutor] Difference between popens

I'd like to know what are the differences at the various os.popenX flavors. I read the documentation and I can see they return file objects. so what can you do with these file objects? I mean, why would you need a set of file objects rather than another? My OS topic covers some of the

Re: [Tutor] difference between [[], [], []] and 3*[[]]

2005/5/21, Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3*[[]] makes a list with three references to the *same* list. This can cause surprising behavior: l=3*[[]] l [[], [], []] l[0].append(1) l [[1], [1], [1]] I see. Often using a dict is a good solution to this type of question. I

[Tutor] difference between [[], [], []] and 3*[[]]

Hello, What's the difference between [[], [], []] and 3*[[]] ? a,b,c = [[], [], []] id(a) 20609520 id(b) 20722000 id(c) 20721712 These ID is mutually different. But, a,b,c = 3*[[]] id(a) 20455728 id(b) 20455728 id(c) 20455728 These are the same. On the other hand, 3*[[]] [[],

Re: [Tutor] Difference between for i in range(len(object)) andfor i in object

Thank you for clearing up some mist here. In fact I was depressed by that e-mail because there are not many tutorials that clearly explains the issues that one faces while trying to code in python. Also, due to lack of people who are proficient in python around our univ. campus in baltimore, i

Re: [Tutor] Difference between for i in range(len(object)) and for i in object

kumar s wrote: Here is my code: spot_cor=[] Create an empty list... for m in cor: Now, for each element in some other list from somewhere else, ... cols = split(cor,'\t') Ignore the element we've just isolated and try to split the entire list on '\t' ... Traceback (most recent call last):

Re: [Tutor] Difference between for i in range(len(object)) and for i inobject

Here is my code: spot_cor=[] for m in cor: ... cols = split(cor,'\t') You are splitting the list not the item cols = split(m, '\t') Better to use a meaningful name too: for line in cor: would probably have made the mistake more obvious. However, when I tried that

Re: [Tutor] Difference between for i in range(len(object)) andfor i in object

Personally I am getting weary of a lot of requests that to me seem to come from a lack of understanding of Python.. To be fair that is what the tutor list is for - learning Python. Would you be willing to take a good tutorial so you understand basic Python concepts and apply them to your