[Tutor] assignment to 1 item in dict assigns to all items in dict?

Chris Somerlot cdsomerl@murray-ky.net
Fri Apr 11 00:36:02 2003


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Here is a snippet of my code:
 
<snippet>
# line item = [transactions (dict), associations (list), goal (int)]
line_item = [{'Date': ()}, [], 0]
 
# budget = {dictionary of line_items}
grossinc = {}
 
#define budget line items
grossinc['salary'] = line_item
grossinc['interest'] = line_item
grossinc['dividends'] = line_item
grossinc['other'] = line_item
 
grossinc['salary'][goal] = 3333
grossinc['other'][goal] = 575
</snippet>
 
results in :
 
>>> grossinc
{'salary': [{'Date': ()}, [], 575], 'dividends': [{'Date': ()}, [],
575], 'other': [{'Date': ()}, [], 575], 'interest': [{'Date': ()}, [],
575]}
 
It assigned 575 to all of them! I want to it to be:
 
{'salary': [{'Date': ()}, [], 3333], 'dividends': [{'Date': ()}, [], 0],
'other': [{'Date': ()}, [], 0], 'interest': [{'Date': ()}, [], 575]}
 
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I can't seem to make sense
of this.
 
Thanks
Chris

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>Here is a snippet of my =
code:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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class=3DGramE>snippet</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'># <span class=3DGramE>line</span> item =3D =
[transactions (<span
class=3DSpellE>dict</span>), associations (list), goal (<span =
class=3DSpellE>int</span>)]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>line_item</span></font></spa=
n><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =3D [{'Date':
()}, [], 0]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'># <span class=3DGramE>budget</span> =3D {dictionary =
of <span
class=3DSpellE>line_items</span>}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =3D =
{}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>#define budget line =
items<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>[</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'salary'] =3D <span =
class=3DSpellE>line_item</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>[</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'interest'] =3D <span =
class=3DSpellE>line_item</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>[</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'dividends'] =3D <span =
class=3DSpellE>line_item</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>[</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'other'] =3D <span =
class=3DSpellE>line_item</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>[</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'salary'][goal] =3D =
3333<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>grossinc</span></font></span=
></span><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>[</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'other'][goal] =3D =
575<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&lt;/snippet&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>results</span></font></span>=
<font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> in =
:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&gt;&gt;&gt; <span class=3DSpellE><span =
class=3DGramE>grossinc</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>{'salary': [{'Date': ()}, [], 575], 'dividends': =
[{'Date':
()}, [], 575], 'other': [{'Date': ()}, [], 575], 'interest': [{'Date': =
()}, [],
575]}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It assigned 575 to all of them! I want to it to =
be:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>{'salary': [{'Date': ()}, [], 3333], 'dividends': =
[{'Date':
()}, [], 0], 'other': [{'Date': ()}, [], 0], 'interest': [{'Date': ()}, =
[],
575]}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Can anyone point me in the right direction? I =
can&#8217;t
seem to make sense of this&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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