[triangle-zpug] static list in python

[Josh Johnson]

Thanks for posting the link, Brad. :)

I initially signed up when I was learning, but I keep an eye on the list 
even as I've gotten better with python... it's a pretty high-volume 
list, fast response to most questions. There's an emphasis on answering 
questions regardless of how elementary they may seem.

I've leaned a lot through the tribulations of others, helps me "think in 
python".. so much becomes apparent when 10 people explain a problem from 
5 different perspectives :)

JJ

Brad Oaks wrote:
> Thanks Josh,
>
> I didn't know about the tutor list.
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor is the url for that list.
>
> --bradoaks
>
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Josh Johnson <josh_johnson at unc.edu> wrote:
>   
>> I guess a global isn't so bad, it's only really global to your package.
>>  There has to be some definitive answer. You might want to pose your
>>  question to the python tutor mailing list.
>>
>>
>>  JJ
>>
>>  Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Josh Johnson wrote:
>>>       
>>  >
>>  >> I recall two meanings for static in programming. Static can mean a
>>  >> persistent value, like an internal counter in a list (I think that's
>>  >> what you want),
>>  >
>>  > yes
>>  >
>>  >> but I've also heard the term mean "a class method that
>>  >> is accessed like a library instead of an instance method".
>>  >
>>  > sorry, forgot about this (I guess "static" is overloaded).
>>  >
>>  >> I'm not sure if python supports the sort of persistent variable I think
>>  >> you want (anybody else know?). If not, you may have to start with a list
>>  >> and have that list be returned by your function and then subsequently
>>  >> passed to it again:
>>  >
>>  > This doesn't seem a whole lot different to just having l being global,
>>  > which is what I'm doing for the moment.
>>  >
>>  > Thanks Joe
>>  >
>>
>>
>>
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