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I need help with loop one function and creating variables - don - Jan-23-2019
my code that is working
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names = ['xx','yy','cc']
for name in names:
exec("%s_mar = []" % name)
some code...
else:
pass
xx_var = countAll(xx_mar)
yy_var = countAll(yy_mar)
cc_var = countAll(cc_mar)***********************************************************I need help with loop one function and creating variables - code below doesn't work
for name in names:
eval("%s_var)" % name) = countAll('{0}_mar'.format(name))
else:
pass
RE: I need help with loop one function and creating variables - buran - Jan-23-2019
http://stupidpythonideas.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-you-dont-want-to-dynamically-create.html
don't create names dynamically, use dict instead
RE: I need help with loop one function and creating variables - don - Jan-24-2019
thx for replay
also need help with this
time = countAll(x_mar) #this works
name = 'x'
time = countAll('{0}_mar'.format(name))
#this doesn't work
RE: I need help with loop one function and creating variables - buran - Jan-24-2019
You are not listening and keep trying to create variables names dynamically. Almost always and certainly in this case it's a bad idea.
Please put your question in broader context and elaborate what your goal is, so we can understand and try to help you better