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user1815591

Reputation: 21

Creating multiple variables based on an integer

I want to create multiple variables based on a number that I have defined.
Currently, I have a client and a server running and every time a client joins, I want the server to create a variable. Each user is assigned a number:

list_of_addr = []
user_num = 0
recv_verf, addr = server_socket.recvfrom(2048)
if(recv_verf == 'connect'):
    recv_user, addr = server_socket.recvfrom(2048)
    list_of_addr.append('User:' + recv_user + ' # ' + str(user_num) + '\n')
    user_num = user_num + 1
    print 'User:' + recv_user + ' # ' + str(user_num) + ' connected'

I want a variable to be created here based on this number. Similar to user_(user_num) = 0.
I don't know how else to explain this. Sorry is this is vague.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 190

Answers (2)

Bogey Jammer
Bogey Jammer

Reputation: 718

A dict would be an appropriate solution for this :

list_of_addr = []
user_num = 0
recv_verf, addr = server_socket.recvfrom(2048)
if(recv_verf == 'connect'):
    recv_user, addr = server_socket.recvfrom(2048)
    list_of_addr.append(dict(user=recv_user, number=user_num))
    user_num = user_num + 1
    print 'User: {0} # {1} connected'.format(list_of_addr[-1]['user'], list_of_addr[-1]['number']

Upvotes: 0

Amber
Amber

Reputation: 527043

Don't do this. If you want to have a dynamic group of items pointed to by names, that's what a dict is for. If you just want an list of items in a particular order, that's what a list is for.

Variable names should be kept to what you, the programmer, actually write in your code. Down the other path lies madness.

Upvotes: 9

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