Re: [tlug] variable assignments inside expressions in python

["david.blomberg@example.com" <david.blomberg@example.com>]

On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 16:01 +0900, Hector Akamine wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In C, I can do a variable assignment inside a while expression, like:
> 
> while ( (myvar = get_time( ) ) < DEADLINE) {
>   /* use the value of myvar somewhere*/
>    ...
> }
> 
> Trying to do the same in python
> while ( (myvar = get_time( ) ) < DEADLINE):
> 
>  throws an error. Is there a "python way" to do this? (I have googled
> a little and the answer seems that I can't, but I refuse to accept it
> :-) )
In the "Ppython Tutorial Release 2.5" at the end of 5.7 you will find a
note about this behaviour.
http://docs.python.org/tut/node7.html#SECTION007700000000000000000


That said the following is some sample code that will allow you to do
something like what you are asking.

************start code********************
#!/usr/bin/python

def get_time(n):
   return n;

deadline = [1,2,3,4,5,6];

for i in deadline:
   myvar = get_time(i)
   print myvar
***********end code***********************



> 
> Thanks,
> Hector
>