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Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization

Date 2012-11-09 13:49 -0800
From Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
Subject Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization
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Prasad, Ramit wrote:
> Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>> 	Of course, if one has a language that, for some reason, evaluates
>> right-to-left (APL, anyone), then
>>
>> 	x := x - x - x
>>
>> becomes
>>
>> 	x := x - 0
> 
> Is that not the same as x:=-x?

No, its the same as 'x = x'.

~Ethan~

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Multi-dimensional list initialization Demian Brecht <demianbrecht@gmail.com> - 2012-11-04 22:27 -0800
  Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-11-05 10:13 +0100
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 01:32 +0000
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 13:01 +1100
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 02:30 +0000
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-05 21:51 -0800
      Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-06 09:04 +0000
        RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Shambhu Rajak" <shambhu.rajak@calsoftinc.com> - 2012-11-06 18:57 +0530
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 14:41 -0800
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-07 01:55 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Demian Brecht <demianbrecht@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 22:56 -0800
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-11-07 00:57 -0800
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-07 22:27 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 16:39 -0700
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 00:09 -0700
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 08:58 -0700
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-09 01:39 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-09 17:07 +1100
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-09 06:37 +0000
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-09 17:59 +1100
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-09 07:27 +0000
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-11-09 07:05 -0800
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-10 02:23 +1100
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-11-09 14:34 -0500
            RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-11-09 20:31 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-11-09 13:49 -0800
        RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-11-06 23:39 +0000
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 16:52 -0700
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-11-07 00:23 +0000
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 20:11 -0800
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-07 05:05 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-11-07 00:12 -0500
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2012-11-07 18:32 +1300
                RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-11-07 15:57 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2012-11-07 10:52 +0200
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-11-07 17:17 +0000
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-07 22:36 +0000
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-11-07 07:23 -0800
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 14:01 -0700
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-08 00:00 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 00:30 +0000
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-08 03:47 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-07 20:51 -0800
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization wrw@mac.com - 2012-11-08 08:26 -0500
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-07 16:24 -0800
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-08 04:20 +0000
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 17:07 +1100
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 00:21 -0800
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 02:19 -0700
    RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-11-06 17:32 +0000
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 13:14 -0800
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 13:19 -0800
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 15:46 -0700
      Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2012-11-07 18:34 +1300
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 14:00 +0000
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-11-07 06:47 -0800
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 23:06 +0000
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Greg Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2012-11-08 14:29 +1300
  Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-11-05 01:55 -0800

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