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create variable with name from string?
From: |
Malte Köster |
Subject: |
create variable with name from string? |
Date: |
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:26:49 +0100 |
Hi there!
I was wondering if there is a way to create a variable with a name
that is read from a string.
For example I'm reading a file that is a shopping list. The first
line of the file specifies a category, after that it contains items
belonging to the category:
fruits
apple
peach
banana
I want to read the file, and save the information in a data structure
like
items_to_buy =
{
fruits =
{
apple
peach
banana
}
}
So before I read the file I don't know that I want to call my
variable "fruits". I want to read this varibale name from some string.
Hope I could make a bit clear what I mean.
Of course there's many ways to work around this, but I was wondering
if it is possible to do something like this.
cheers,
malte
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