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Re: Python variable as a string

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On 2013-08-23, Jake Angulo <jake.angulo@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a list *var* which after some evaluation I need to refer
> to *var* as a string.

You must make a str version of var.

> Pseudocode:
>
> var = ['a', 'b' , 'c' , 'd']
> adict = dict(var='string', anothervar='anotherstring')
> anotherdict = dict()
> if <condition>:
>     anotherdict[akey] = adict['var']

anotherdict[akey] = adict[str(var)]

Will actually work, though you might prefer:

anotherdict[akey] = adict[''.join(var)]

Try them out and see.

-- 
Neil Cerutti

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Python variable as a string Jake Angulo <jake.angulo@gmail.com> - 2013-08-23 21:40 +1000
  Re: Python variable as a string Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-08-23 13:23 +0000
    Re: Python variable as a string Jake Angulo <jake.angulo@gmail.com> - 2013-08-24 21:11 +1000
  Re: Python variable as a string Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-23 13:40 +0000

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