> There must be a better way to multiply the elements of one list by > another: > > a = [1,2,3] > b = [1,2,3] > c = [] > for i in range(len(a)): > c.append(a[i]*b[i]) > a = c > print a > [1, 4, 9] > > Perhaps a list comprehension or is this better addressed by NumPy? a = [1,2,3] b = [1,2,3] c = [q*r for q,r in zip(a,b)] seems to do the trick for me. -tim