I want to create variables dynamically in Python. Does anyone have any creative means of doing this?

14 Consider the "Bunch" solution in Python: load variables in a dict into namespace. Your variables end up as part of a new object, not locals, but you can treat them as variables …

I know that some other languages, such as PHP, support a concept of "variable variable names" - that is, the contents of a string can be used as part of a variable name. I heard …

27 It's simply pointless to create variable variable names. Why? They are unnecessary: You can store everything in lists, dictionarys and so on They are hard to create: You have to use exec …

I need to set some environment variables in the Python script and I want all the other scripts that are called from Python to see the environment variables' set. If I do, …

I noticed that in Python, people initialize their class attributes in two different ways. The first way is like this: class MyClass: __element1 = 123 __element2 = "this is Africa" ...

Nov 11, 2008 · In the example below (python 3.5 or greater to use the "f"), the counter variable is defined outside of the function. Defining it as global in the function signifies that the "global" …

Jul 11, 2016 · In Python, variables that are only referenced inside a function are implicitly global. If a variable is assigned a new value anywhere within the function’s body, it’s assumed to be a …

I'm trying to create a series of dummy variables from a categorical variable using pandas in python. I've come across the get_dummies function, but whenever I try to ...

Is there an easier way to do this in Python (2.7)?: Note: This isn't anything fancy, like putting all local variables into a dictionary. Just the ones I specify in a list. apple = 1 banana = 'f' c...