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4 different ways of parsing a list
Lists and Tuples example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on Lists and Tuples [link] Source code: lister Module: Y104
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Set up a list to parse through lunch = ["crisps","sarnies","orange juice","wraps",["grape","apple","pear"]] # A while loop is longwinded but will always work current = 0 while current < len(lunch): print("Graham ate all the",lunch[current]) current += 1 lunch[1] = "crumbs" lunch.append("Whiskey"); # Using for to step through the indexes ... for current in range(len(lunch)): print("Vanessa missed out on the",lunch[current]) for current in (0,2,3,1): print("Malcolm also missed out on the",lunch[current]) # Using for to step through the contents ... for current in lunch: print("Dave was hankering after the",current) """ Here's the output when you run that: WomanWithCat:y104 grahamellis$ chmod +x lister WomanWithCat:y104 grahamellis$ ./lister Graham ate all the crisps Graham ate all the sarnies Graham ate all the orange juice Graham ate all the wraps Graham ate all the ['grape', 'apple', 'pear'] Vanessa missed out on the crisps Vanessa missed out on the crumbs Vanessa missed out on the orange juice Vanessa missed out on the wraps Vanessa missed out on the ['grape', 'apple', 'pear'] Vanessa missed out on the Whiskey Malcolm also missed out on the crisps Malcolm also missed out on the orange juice Malcolm also missed out on the wraps Malcolm also missed out on the crumbs Dave was hankering after the crisps Dave was hankering after the crumbs Dave was hankering after the orange juice Dave was hankering after the wraps Dave was hankering after the ['grape', 'apple', 'pear'] Dave was hankering after the Whiskey WomanWithCat:y104 grahamellis$ """ Learn about this subject
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