[Tutor] 2d list matrix 7 x 75 problem

[Dave S]

Jeff Shannon wrote:

>On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 09:49:43 +0000, Dave S <pythontut at pusspaws.net> wrote:
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>>I need to generate a list 2d matrix of the kind ...
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>>[['', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', ''], ['',
>>'', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '']]
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>>except its dimensions need to be 7 x 75. I thought I had it sorted with
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>>map2 = [ [''] *7 ] *75
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>>until the coding screwed up & I realised I had 75 references to the same
>>list :-(
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>Try:
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>map2 = [['']*7 for n in range(75)]
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>The list comprehension will execute ['']*7 each iteration, creating a
>new list instead of just creating new references to the same list.
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>>Oh PS
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>>Is there a more elegant solution to
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>>if string == 'sun' or string == 'mon' or string == 'tue' or string ==
>>'wed' or string == 'thu' or string == 'fri' or string == 'sat':
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>Try:
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>if string in ['sun', 'mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri', 'sat']:
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>(Or perhaps look into using the datetime module, depending on how
>detailed your needs are.)
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>Jeff Shannon
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Many thanks
Dave
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