Matthew_WARREN
2/8/2008 11:25:00 AM
> On Feb 7, 12:20 pm, "Sébastien Vincent" <sebastien_nimp73<@>free.fr>
> wrote:
> > I've found some class on the Net which takes basically this form :
> >
> > ######
> > class Foo:
> > def __init__(self):
> > self.tasks = []
> > ...
> >
> > def method1(self):
> > tasks = []
> > while True:
> > ...
> > append/pop elements into/from tasks
> > ...
> > if condition : break
> >
> > self.tasks[:] = tasks
> > return
> > ######
> >
> > What I do not fully understand is the line "self.tasks[:] = tasks". Why
does
> > the guy who coded this did not write it as "self.tasks = tasks"? What
is the
> > use of the "[:]" trick ?
>
> if you do
> a = [1,2,3]
> b = []
> b = a
>
> then assign: b[1] = 9
> now a[1] == 9 as well
>
> with a[:] = b you are actually getting a copy of the list rather than
> an alias
>
> it's hard to say if this is needed in the case you described without
> context, but that's what the a[:] = b idiom does
Be wary of using a[:]=b when the list holds objects;
>>> a=[[1],[2],[3]]
>>> b[:]=a
>>> b
[[1], [2], [3]]
>>> b[0].append(4)
>>> b
[[1, 4], [2], [3]]
>>> a
[[1, 4], [2], [3]]
>>>
see reply to 'Brain stuck whats occurring here' by Gabriel for more info.
Matt
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