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SamBkamp
SamBkamp

Reputation: 75

How to call a specific element in an array with another array?

Im new to python and I stumbled on this problem, I would like to call a specific element in an array, but the array name is controlled by another array:

array1 = ["foo","bar","fubar"]
array2 = ["array1","array3","array4"]
number = 2

inter = array2[0]
test = inter[number]
#what im trying to achieve: test = array1[2]
#expecting: fubar
#what im getting: r
print(test)

Thanks guys :)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2702

Answers (2)

Sreeram TP
Sreeram TP

Reputation: 11907

What you want to do is use the array that you need not the name of the array.

To make things work you have to do like shown below. Assuming array3 and array4 are defined earlier

array1 = ["foo","bar","fubar"]
array3 = []
array4 = []
array2 = [array1,array3,array4]
number = 2

inter = array2[0]
test = inter[number]
print(test)

Upvotes: 0

MrLeeh
MrLeeh

Reputation: 5589

Don't use strings but references to the arrays.

array1 = ["foo","bar","fubar"]
array2 = [array1, array3, array4] # use references instead of strings here
number = 2

inter = array2[0]
test = inter[number]
print(test)

Upvotes: 3

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