[Tutor] Counting help

[Kent Johnson]

Scott Oertel wrote:
> The next problem I have though is creating the dict,
> 
> i have a loop, but i can't figure out how to compile the dict,  it is 
> returning this: ('Joey Gale', ('Scott Joe', 'This is lame' )))
> 
> 
> listofnames = []
> while (cnt < number[1][0]):
>     if (date[2] == today[2]):
>         test = regex.findall(M.fetch(int(number[1][0]) - cnt, 
> '(BODY[HEADER.FIELDS (FROM)])')[1][0][1].rstrip())
>         cnt += 1
>         if (nameofsender != []):
>             print nameofsender[0]
>             listofnames = nameofsender[0], listofnames

I think you want 
  listofnames.append(nameofsender[0])
which will add nameofsender[0] to the list. What you have -
  listofnames = nameofsender[0], listofnames
is making a tuple (a pair) out of the new name and the old list, and assigning it to listofnames. Kind of like CONS in LISP - but Python lists are more like arrays than like LISP lists.

Kent

>         else:
>             no_name += 1
>     else: break
> 
> 
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