access python multi dimentional array

[askalottaqs]

To make the q simple: i want to access inner array elements by the names of the inner arrays. thanks

here's a more complex explanation:

I have those arrays:

animatorsNames = ["jun","sonny"," xandy"]

jun = ["rifai","hassan ","ali"]
sonny = ["omar", "khaled"]
xandy = ["heba","zuhdi", "lutfi"]

animators = [jun,sonny,xandy]

I want to go over the array with loops like this:

for scene in animatorsNames :
for animator in scene:
do something


th problem is that i want to access the array elements through the names of those inner arrays, jun, sunny, etc. but when i go over the second loops, it treats the animator variable as a variable, rather than an array. which is the right thing for it to do. but how would i be able to achieve it to go over those variables as if they are the inner arrays.

I hope it was clear, any help is appreciated.

thanks a lot ppl :D

[woooee]

You have to use a dictionary of lists for that if I read the question correctly.

names_dic = {}
names_dic["jun"] = ["rifai","hassan","ali"] 
names_dic["sonny"] = ["omar", "khaled"] 
names_dic["xandy"] = ["heba","zuhdi","lutfi"]
 
print 'list associated with "sonny" is ', names_dic["sonny"]
 
##
animators = ["jun","sonny","xandy"]
for name in animators:
   if name in names_dic:
      for list_name in names_dic[name]:
         print list_name, "is accessed via", name
   else:
      print name, "is not in the dictionary"
   print
 
##   to print all in alphabetical order, sort the keys 
keys_list = names_dic.keys()
keys_list.sort()
print keys_list

[askalottaqs]

didnt know dictionaries cld have more than a single definition! thanks a lot mate thats exactly what i want

Cheers :D