Say I want to do the following:
name = 1.2
The thing is that the literal name of 'name' is provided on-the-fly (it could be 'mike=1.2', 'john=1.2',...)
Hope I explained my question, and thanks in advance for any hint.
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2This is usually the wrong thing to do. What do you want to accomplish by this? There is almost certainly a better way.Andrew Gorcester– Andrew Gorcester2012-05-09 15:56:33 +00:00Commented May 9, 2012 at 15:56
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Similar question posted 10 hours ago.Gergely Sipkai– Gergely Sipkai2012-05-09 16:13:47 +00:00Commented May 9, 2012 at 16:13
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@AndrewG. at times people do ask questions because they are curious..we should provide answers to such curiosity and not be all about what should and should not be done...just sayingcobie– cobie2012-05-09 16:52:16 +00:00Commented May 9, 2012 at 16:52
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1@cobie That's why "What do you want to accomplish by this?" is important.Andrew Gorcester– Andrew Gorcester2012-05-09 16:58:56 +00:00Commented May 9, 2012 at 16:58
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3 Answers
Here is an example of how to do this as a dictionary.
>>> people = {}
>>> people['mike'] = 1
>>> people['john'] = 2
>>> people['mike']
1
>>> people['john']
2
>>> print people
{'mike': 1, 'john': 2}
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you could do
globals()['yourvariables'] = variable
This adds the variable to the global namespace. I am not going to comment on whether it is a good idea or a bad one.
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You can use globals() or locals() depending on the scope needed:
>>> globals()['foo'] = 'bar'
>>> foo
'bar'If you're asking this questions, however, it means you're doing something wrong - generating variables is essentially a bad idea. You should use structures such as a dictionary for this.
