List append

I'm trying to add an element to a list which is a property of an
object, stored in an array. When I append to one element, all of the
lists are appended!

Example Code:

class Test:
array = []

myTests = [Test() , Test() , Test()]
print len(myTests[1].array)
myTests[0].array.append( 5 )
print len(myTests[1].array)

prints:
0
1

This is probably a really easy question (I'm very new to python), so
thanks in advance for your help!

re: List append

In your code, "array" is a class attribute, so it is shared among all
instances. You need to use the __init__ method to define instance
(data) attributes instead:

def __init__(self):
self.array = []

On Sep 14, 11:25 pm, mouseit <mouseit...@gmail.comwrote:

re: List append

On Sep 14, 11:42 pm, Stephen <Obey....@gmail.comwrote:Awsome, that worked. Thanks!

re: List append

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:25:27 +0000, mouseit wrote:
Yes, that's easy:

class myclass:
var1 = []

means that var1 is associated with the class. If you want an attribute:

class myclass:
def __init__ (self):
self.var1 = []

is the correct way.

Rob

re: List append

Rob E wrote:It's easy to get confused, though, because when you try to access an
instance attribute, if the attribute isn't found in the instance the
interpreter will then look in the class, and then (if there is one) in
the class's superclass, and so on.

A further complication arises with methods, since even when the method
is acquired by inheritance it is bound to the instance.
.... pass
....<slot wrapper '__init__' of 'object' objects><method-wrapper '__init__' of Mine object at 0x7ff2c3cc>regards
Steve
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