Initializing a list of lists

[tkpmep]

I want to create a list of lists, each of which is identical, but which
can be modified independently i.e:

x = [ [0], [0], [0] ]
x[0].append(1)
x [[0, 1], [0], [0]]

The above construct works if I have only few items, but if I have many,
I'd prefer to write N =3
x =N*[[0]]
x [[0], [0], [0]]

If I now try extending the lists indepently, I cannot, as they all
point to the same list object x[0].append(1)
x

[[0, 1], [0, 1], [0, 1]]

Is there a simple way to create a list of independent lists?

Thanks in advance

Thomas Philips

[ZeD]

Ciao, tk****@hotmail.com! Che stavi dicendo?

Is there a simple way to create a list of independent lists?

N=3
x=[[0] for e in range(N)]

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[Tim Chase]

> The above construct works if I have only few items, but if I have many,

I'd prefer to write

N =3
x =N*[[0]]
x
[[0], [0], [0]]

If I now try extending the lists indepently, I cannot, as they all
point to the same list object
x[0].append(1)
x
[[0, 1], [0, 1], [0, 1]]

Is there a simple way to create a list of independent lists?

My first thought would be

N = 10
x = [[0] for _ in range(N)]
x[0].append(1)
x

[[0, 1], [0], [0], [0], [0], [0], [0], [0], [0], [0]]

HTH,

-tkc

[Ron Adam]

tk****@hotmail.com wrote:

I want to create a list of lists, each of which is identical, but which
can be modified independently i.e:

x = [ [0], [0], [0] ]
x[0].append(1)
x [[0, 1], [0], [0]]

The above construct works if I have only few items, but if I have many,
I'd prefer to write N =3
x =N*[[0]]
x [[0], [0], [0]]

If I now try extending the lists indepently, I cannot, as they all
point to the same list object x[0].append(1)
x

[[0, 1], [0, 1], [0, 1]]

Is there a simple way to create a list of independent lists?

Try this...

x, y, value = 3, 3, 0
L = [[value]*x for i in xrange(y)]
Cheers,
Ron