can't assign value to array element

[Dennis Lee Bieber]

Joe Heafner fed this fish to the penguins on Sunday 03 November 2002 
06:23 pm:


> m=10
> 

> y = zeros(m, Float)

> 
> for j in range(0,m,1):

>     y[j+1] = y+(k1+2.*k2+2.k3+k4)/6.
>     t[j+1] = a+h*(j+1)
> 
> When run, this code give the error "TypeError: object does not support
> item assignment" for hte next to last line. I presume the last line
> would give the same error. I'm very new to Python and haven't been
> able to find documentation about htis specific problem, and I've been
> working (literally) all day on this. What am I doint wrong? I'd
> appreciate any help.
>
        Uhmmm... Assuming zeros(m, Float) produces an array indexed from 
0..(m-1), then won't the last iteration of the for loop generate y[10] 
=...  IE, out of range...


-- 
--  
 > ============================================================== <
 >   wlfraed at ix.netcom.com  | Wulfraed  Dennis Lee Bieber  KD6MOG <
 >      wulfraed at dm.net     |       Bestiaria Support Staff       <
 > ============================================================== <
 >        Bestiaria Home Page: http://www.beastie.dm.net/         <
 >            Home Page: http://www.dm.net/~wulfraed/             <