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

[Peter Goode <peterg@castlelink.co.uk>]

Righto... so little time...

Per Wigren wrote:

> 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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