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| From | Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> |
| Date | 2011-10-25 14:05 -0600 |
| Subject | Re: How to isolate a constant? |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
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On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Python will copy something only when you tell it to copy. A simple way >> of copying a list is to slice it: >> >> someList = self._someList[:] > > And another simple way: > > ... > someList = list(self._someList) > ... I generally prefer the latter. It's clearer, and it guarantees that the result will be a list, which is usually what you want in these situations, rather than whatever unexpected type was passed in. Cheers, Ian
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How to isolate a constant? Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@gmail.com> - 2011-10-22 17:26 -0700
Re: How to isolate a constant? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-10-22 17:41 -0700
Re: How to isolate a constant? Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@gmail.com> - 2011-10-22 18:01 -0700
Re: How to isolate a constant? 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-22 22:12 -0700
Re: How to isolate a constant? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-10-23 05:32 +0000
Re: How to isolate a constant? Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2011-10-23 11:23 +0100
Re: How to isolate a constant? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-10-23 01:46 +0100
Re: How to isolate a constant? Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-10-25 15:50 -0400
Re: How to isolate a constant? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-10-25 14:05 -0600
Re: How to isolate a constant? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-10-25 17:08 -0700
Re: How to isolate a constant? Mel <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2011-10-25 22:48 -0400
Re: How to isolate a constant? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-10-25 18:30 -0600
Re: How to isolate a constant? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-10-22 17:55 -0700
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