"Variable variable name" or "variable lvalue"

[Shawn Milochik]

On 8/15/07, mfglinux <mfglinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello to everybody
>
> I would like to know how to declare in python a "variable name" that
> it is in turn a variable
> In bash shell I would wrote sthg like:
>
> for x in `seq 1 3`
> do
>   M$i=Material(x)  #Material is a python class
> done
>
> Why I need this? Cause I have a python module that obliges me to build
> a variable called Period, which should have a variable name of
> summands (depends on the value of x)
>
> #Let's say x=3, then Period definition is
> Period=Slab(Material1(12.5)+Material2(25)+Material3(12.5)) #Slab is a
> python class
>
> I dont know how to automatize last piece of code for any x
>
> thank you
>
> Marcos
>
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You could use a dictionary -- just build the dictionary keys using
your loop and assign values.