[Tutor] python: how do I create a list of definitions?

[Eric Brunson]

elis aeris wrote:
> like, I am doing string substitution:
>
>
> if  x = 2243:
>     string = string + "e"
> if  x = 2234:
>    string = string + "p"

If I'm following correctly...

How about using a dict:

list = { 1: 'a', 2: 'b', 3: 'c', 2342: 'p', 4234: 'e' }

if x in list:
    string += list[x]

But I'm not sure what that outer loop is good for in your final example, 
so I may not understand what you're asking.

>
> and so forth.
>
>
> how do I create this:
>
>
> list = [
>             (2342,p)
>             (4234,e)
>           and so forth,
>
>
>        ]
>
>
>
> so I can use it like this:
>
> for a in range(10):
>     If x = list[a][0]:
>         string = string + list[a][1]
>
>
> ?
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