sequence of objects

[Jeremy Jones]

Neal D. Becker wrote:

>What is the recommended way to create a sequence of objects?  Assume the
>objects have a default constructor:
>
>class X:
>  def __init__(self):
>    something
>
>This doesn't work:
>a = 64*(X(),)
>
>This creates a tuple of 64 copies of a single identical object, not 64
>instances of X.
>
>I could create an empty list, then call append (X()) 64 times, but that's
>not very eligant (or maybe efficient).  Any suggestions?
>
>  
>
The answer is, "it depends on what you are trying to do."  Here is _a_ 
solution:


In [5]: class X:
   ...:     def __init__(self, id):
   ...:         self.id = id
   ...:

In [6]: def gen_64():
   ...:     for i in range(64):
   ...:         yield X(i)
   ...:


And if you want to iterate through them, you can do something like:


In [7]: for i in gen_64():
   ...:     print i, i.id



Jeremy Jones

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