Re: Re: [pygame] python newbie question re. arrays of arrays

[Per Wigren <wigren@home.se>]

I can recommend the book "Core Python Programming"! It's a 
very good Pythonbook!

Regards
Per Wigren

> Ugh 1000/day... no thanks! Just have to read whole 
of "Programming Python" then, I
> spose...
> 
> Cheers for the FAQ ref. loverly list comprehension.
> 
> Frank Raiser wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 12:09:33PM +0100, Peter Goode 
wrote:
> >
> > > Now I see how it's happening... but...
> > > I do question why, given that [] is empty you'd have 
to be a bit wierd
> > > to want the DUP operator (*) to be
> > > creating a list of references to the same array
> > It doesn't matter what value is in your list. It's 
generally a feature and
> > one of the few places a python newcomer might have 
problems with. Therefore
> > it's covered in the Python FAQ: 
http://python.org/doc/FAQ.html#4.50
> >
> > > QUESTION
> > > Is there any syntactical sugar I can use to force * 
to create a new
> > > empty list for each element ????
> > No legal way to change the syntax and thereby internal 
working of *. A way
> > to get your multidimensional array done can be found at 
the above webpage.
> >
> > > SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION (bonus point!)
> > > Can anyone direct me to a good Python website for 
experienced
> > > programmers, i.e. I know 
C++/Java/Assembler/Perl/Pascal
> > > but need to know the syntax wierdities of Python.
> > There aren't many syntax weirdos really. Mose of those 
are covered in the FAQ
> > with optional 'workarounds for unexpected behavior' :)
> > Other than that I may recommend comp.lang.python.. 
although it's creating ways
> > too much traffic for my personal taste (last time I 
checked there were about
> > 800-1000 messages daily)
> >
> > --
> > Raiser, Frank aka CrashChaos
> > IRC: 141.30.225.9:6667 #United-Programmers
> >
> > "A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking 
for a black cat
> > which isn't there."                -- Charles Darwin
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