On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:41:28AM -0700, Jim Mooney wrote: > Why does the first range convert to a list, but not the second? > > >>> p = list(range(1,20)), (range(40,59)) > >>> p > ([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19], > range(40, 59))
Why would the second convert to a list? You don't call list() on it. You create a tuple, p, with two items. The first item is: list(range(1, 20)) and the second item is: range(40, 59) so you end up with p being a tuple ([1, 2, 3, ..., 19], range(40, 59)). The fact that you surround the second item with round brackets (parentheses) means nothing -- they just group the range object on its own. A bit like saying 1 + (2), which still evaluates as 3. -- Steve _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
