On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:52:14 +1000, Ross Wilson wrote: > cesco wrote: >> Hi, >> >> is there a one-liner to accomplish the following task? >>>From the list >> l = ['string1', 'string2', 'string3'] generate the list of lists >> l = [['string1'], ['string1', 'string2'], ['string1', 'string2', >> 'string3']] >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Francesco >> >> > l = [l, l] > > Ross
Did you *try* your suggestion before posting? >>> l = ['string1', 'string2', 'string3'] >>> assert [l, l] == [['string1'], ['string1', 'string2'], ... ['string1', 'string2', 'string3']] Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> AssertionError What you've suggested doesn't even come close to what the Original Poster is asking for. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list