[Tutor] 2D list assignment

[Bob Gailer]

At 07:55 AM 3/12/2004, Shitiz Bansal wrote:
>Hi,
>This is a sample python code:
>
>  a[1][1]=4
>Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in -toplevel-
>     a[1][1]=4
>TypeError: object doesn't support item assignment

Examining...

 >>> a=((2,4),(4,2))
 >>> type(a[1])
<type 'tuple'>

Look up 3.2 The standard type hierarchy in the Language Reference. Here you 
find that tuples are immutable sequences, and:
"Immutable sequences
An object of an immutable sequence type cannot change once it is created. 
(If the object contains references to other objects, these other objects 
may be mutable and may be changed; however, the collection of objects 
directly referenced by an immutable object cannot change.) "

Now try:
 >>> a=([2,4],[4,2])
 >>> type(a[1])
<type 'list'>
 >>> a[1][1]=4
 >>> a
([2, 4], [4, 4])

>
>Is it a bug or am i missing the point?
>
>Shitiz
>
>
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