kevin parks wrote: > I have several lists... and i would like to some times chose from one > list and for a while choose from a different list, etc.
You don't say what isn't working but I have a guess. The actual windex() function looks OK to me. > def test(): > > lst_a = [ 'red', 'green', 'blue', 'orange', 'violet', 'yellow', > 'black', 'white' ] > lst_b = ['Rottweiler', 'Beagle', 'Sheepdog', 'Collie', 'Boxer', > 'Terrier', 'Bulldog', 'Chihuahua', 'Retriever', 'Collie', 'Dachshund', > 'Doberman', 'Greyhound', 'Pug', 'Spaniel'] > lst_c = ['Ale', 'Lager', 'Pilsner', 'Bock', 'Porter', 'Stout'] > lst_d = ['fender', 'gibson', 'rickenbacker', 'guild', 'danelectro', > 'gretsch', 'martin', 'ibanez'] > x = [('lst_a', .50), ('lst_b', .25), ('lst_c', .10),('lst_d', .15)] x is list containing the *names* of the other lists. You need to keep references to the lists so you can pick from them. x = [(lst_a, .50), (lst_b, .25), (lst_c, .10),(lst_d, .15)] > i = 1 > while i < 100: > lst = windex(x) > print i, lst, with the change above this will print the list, not its name > pick = random.choice(lst) but this will work. If you want to be able to print the name of the list then you could include both the name and the actual list in x: x = [(('lst_a', lst_a), .50), etc...] Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor