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NickSentowski
NickSentowski

Reputation: 818

Python 2D Lists in For Loops

I have built a 2D list (I still want to call it an array) to hold information about currency tokens as such:

Token = [["P",0,.01,"Penny"],["N",0,.05,"Nickel"],["D",0,.10,"Dime"],["Q",0,.25,"Quarter"]]

When I try to read the value of a token using this code:

for i in Token:
    print (Token[i][3])

I am given an error:

TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not list

I'm not sure I understand the error, and have not had much success searching online for a solution. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

If it helps, code for the whole project is on GitHub.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1801

Answers (2)

Ajax1234
Ajax1234

Reputation: 71451

You are using a for-each loop which, in Python, will give you the item in the list, not an index. Also, you are using a set of sets, which is not valid syntax. Therefore, keep a list of list and just use one index:

Token =  [["P",0,.01,"Penny"],["N",0,.05,"Nickel"],["D",0,.10,"Dime"],["Q",0,.25,"Quarter"]]

for i in Token:
   print(i[3])

Upvotes: 6

Cory Madden
Cory Madden

Reputation: 5193

For each iteration through Token you're getting that item as i. So on your first iteration:

for i in Token:

i = ["P",0,.01,"Penny"]

Just do:

for i in Token:
    print i[3]

Upvotes: 2

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