beginners syntax question

[Chris Liechti]

tony clarke <a.clarke11 at ntlworld.com> wrote in 
news:3CAF4E4B.ECE28871 at ntlworld.com:

> Hi
> 
> Try listing the objects  l=["object1','object2'..]
> then
> for i in l:
>  i.update()

almost, leave away the quotes:
l=[object1, object2]
 
>> I'm trying to call the update() method of several objects ie:
>>
>> object1.update()
>> object2.update()
>> etc
>>
>> I'd really like to do
>>
>> for x in range(7):
>>   "object"+str(x).update
>>
>> but can't figure outthe syntax, is this possible?

yes it is, but there are better ways.
why are you not storing the objects in a list
instead of naming them with numbers?

calling methods on objects in a list is shown above.

chris

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Chris <cliechti at gmx.net>