On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Luca Beltrame <luca.beltr...@unifi.it> wrote: > Hello, > > As I'm working with R's lists and porting some code away from R to Python, I'd > like to know if they can be replaced with a named vector (which is what a R > list essentially is, to my untrained eye). For example: > > in R > > my.list <- list(a="some.value", b="another.value") > > in Python I would use: > > my_list = robjects.StrVector(["some.value", "another.value"]) > my_list.names = ["a", "b"] > > Is this the right approach or is there a better way? >
Depending on how you use the data structure, a Python dict (dictionary - like a Perl hash) might work (but you lose the order). As of Python 2.7, there is an ordered-dictionary class included in the collections module - but I don't know if rpy2 supports it. Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ rpy-list mailing list rpy-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rpy-list
