Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list of numbers with corresponding index (RESOLVED)

2015-03-13 Thread Matthew Ruffalo
On 03/13/2015 11:55 AM, Ken G. wrote: > I will be studying this also. I am still using Python 2.7.6 as that is > the latest as provided by Ubuntu 14.04.1. FYI, Python 3.4 is installed by default in Ubuntu 14.04(.1). You have to invoke it as 'python3' though. MMR... __

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list of numbers with corresponding index (RESOLVED)

2015-03-13 Thread Ken G.
On 03/13/2015 10:38 AM, Dave Angel wrote: On 03/13/2015 09:57 AM, Ken G. wrote: I have been keeping track of numbers drawn in our local lotto drawings into a list format as shown in a short example below. Using such list, I am able to determine how often a number appears within the last 100 pl

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list of numbers with corresponding index

2015-03-13 Thread Ken G.
On 03/13/2015 10:21 AM, Peter Otten wrote: Ken G. wrote: I have been keeping track of numbers drawn in our local lotto drawings into a list format as shown in a short example below. Using such list, I am able to determine how often a number appears within the last 100 plus drawings. The leng

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list of numbers with corresponding index

2015-03-13 Thread Dave Angel
On 03/13/2015 09:57 AM, Ken G. wrote: I have been keeping track of numbers drawn in our local lotto drawings into a list format as shown in a short example below. Using such list, I am able to determine how often a number appears within the last 100 plus drawings. The length of my lists range fr

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list of numbers with corresponding index

2015-03-13 Thread Peter Otten
Ken G. wrote: > I have been keeping track of numbers drawn in our local lotto drawings > into a list format as shown in a short example below. Using such list, I > am able to determine how often a number appears within the last 100 plus > drawings. > > The length of my lists range from 5, 15, 35,

[Tutor] Rearranging a list of numbers with corresponding index

2015-03-13 Thread Ken G.
I have been keeping track of numbers drawn in our local lotto drawings into a list format as shown in a short example below. Using such list, I am able to determine how often a number appears within the last 100 plus drawings. The length of my lists range from 5, 15, 35, 59and 75 long. I will

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 26/02/2015 16:33, Ken G. wrote: I may have mis-stated my intention. I will rewrite my request for assistance later and resubmit. Thanks, Ken When you come back please don't top post, it makes following long threads difficult if not impossible, thanks. -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Ken G.
I may have mis-stated my intention. I will rewrite my request for assistance later and resubmit. Thanks, Ken On 02/26/2015 08:04 AM, Peter Otten wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: Ah wait, the penny drops! Now I understand what you mean! Glad I'm not the only one ;)

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Peter Otten
Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Ah wait, the penny drops! Now I understand what you mean! Glad I'm not the only one ;) ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Peter Otten
Peter Otten wrote: > Ken G. wrote: > >> Assuming I have the following list and code how do I best be able >> rearrange the list as stated below: >> >> list = [0, 0, 21, 35, 19, 42] >> >> Using print list[2:6] resulted in the following: >> >> 221 >> 335 >> 419 >> 542 >> >> I wo

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Ah wait, the penny drops! Now I understand what you mean! On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 07:13:57AM -0500, Ken G. wrote: > In another words, I would desire to show that: > > 5 appears 42 times > 3 appears 35 times > 2 appears 21 times > 4 appears 19 times > > but then I lose my original index of the

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 07:13:57AM -0500, Ken G. wrote: > Assuming I have the following list and code how do I best be able > rearrange the list as stated below: > > list = [0, 0, 21, 35, 19, 42] Be aware that you have "shadowed" the built-in list function, which could cause trouble for you. p

Re: [Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Peter Otten
Ken G. wrote: > Assuming I have the following list and code how do I best be able > rearrange the list as stated below: > > list = [0, 0, 21, 35, 19, 42] > > Using print list[2:6] resulted in the following: > > 221 > 335 > 419 > 542 > > I would like to rearrange the list as fol

[Tutor] Rearranging a list

2015-02-26 Thread Ken G.
Assuming I have the following list and code how do I best be able rearrange the list as stated below: list = [0, 0, 21, 35, 19, 42] Using print list[2:6] resulted in the following: 221 335 419 542 I would like to rearrange the list as follow: 542 335 221 419