I keep needing random lists of integers for trying things, so I wrote
a small prog I'll import as randlist. The user enters the length and
max val, but then I want the actual data name of the random list
created, to be list_(length entered)_(max value entered) as an easy
mnemonic.
I got as far as making the list, but my brain is fozzled on changing
the numbers entered into part of a data name. Feels like I have to go
outside the program to do it:
import random
random.seed
listparameters = raw_input('\nEnter two numbers, space separated, for
the length and largest value of a zero-starting random list, which can
be used as variable name: randlist.list_len_max , where len is the
list length you entered, and max is the largest value\n')
listargs = listparameters.split()
rlist = []
length = int(listargs[0])
maxval = int(listargs[1])
for r in range(0,length):
rlist.append(random.randint(0,maxval))
listlenmax = 'list' + '_' + str(length) + '_' + str(maxval) # just
the name of a string, not the data name I want
#just printing the below as a test - they'll be removed when the import works
print
print rlist
print
print listlenmax
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Jim Mooney
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