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Reputation: 53

How do I name an object in python by concatenating two strings?

I want to name an object "Nov2019" and I am trying the following:

Month = "Nov"
Year = "2019"
Year + Month = [100, 90, 80]

I want to have a list containing three integers which is named "Nov2019" by concatenation. Is it possible?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 695

Answers (4)

Red
Red

Reputation: 27577

The simplest way is to wrap Year + Month with locals():

Month = "Nov"
Year = "2019"
locals()[Year + Month] = [100, 90, 80]

print(Nov2019)

Output:

[100, 90, 80]

Note: Using locals(), vars(), globals(), eval(), exec(), etc. are all bad practices.
Best to go with a dict.

Upvotes: 1

João Castilho
João Castilho

Reputation: 487

You can use exec method. A variable name can't start by a number, so a way to do that is invert the Month with Year. You can either put in a dictionary, but this approach is more aproximate to your question.

Month = "Nov"
Year = "2019"
exec(Month + Year + '= [100, 90, 80]')
print(Nov2019)
#[100,90,80]

Upvotes: 0

Rexovas
Rexovas

Reputation: 478

You can do this like so:

locals()[f"{Month}{Year}"] = [100, 90, 80]

or

globals()[f"{Month}{Year}"] = [100, 90, 80]

But a dictionary would be superior as the other answer mentions

Also, if you want your variable name/key to be "Nov2019", you should do Month + Year, not Year + Month.

Upvotes: 0

John Gordon
John Gordon

Reputation: 33335

It is possible if you put the variable inside a dictionary:

mydict = {}
Month = "Nov"
Year = "2019"
mydict[Year + Month] = [100, 90, 80]

Upvotes: 4

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