can i make an array of variables with python?

Question

I am using Python 2.7 and Gedit. I wrote a simple program to calculate my income. Now I think it would be useful to house my variables in an array, is this possible?

# this is a test program

# my work week that I wish could hold the values of the following variables
workweek = ['sunday', 'monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday',        'saturday']

# The variables I would like to place in an array
sunday = 0
monday = 0
tuesday = 0
wednesday = 9
thursday = 9
friday = 9
saturday = 9

print sunday + monday + tuesday + wednesday + thursday + friday + saturday

# my wage for sunday through thursday
weekdaywage = 4.25

# my wage for friday and saturday
weekendwage = 3.25

# this is my wages on thursday...
print thursday * weekdaywage

# this is coming out as an error? What can I do as a workaround
# I did a googlesearch
# All I need is a link to learning material if you don't have time to explain
print workweek * weekdaywage

Jeffrey Vandenborne · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-01 11:50:44Z

2

I think you need a dictionary?

workweek = {
    'sunday': 0
    'monday': 0
    'tuesday': 0
    'wednesday': 9
    'thursday': 9
    'friday': 9
    'saturday': 9   
}

You can retrieve the value of a variable using:

workweek['monday']

This does mess up the order, if you wish to maintain the order of the days, use an OrderedDict

from collections import OrderedDict
p = OrderedDict([('monday', 1), ('tuesday', 0)])

answered Jun 1, 2012 at 11:50

Jeffrey Vandenborne

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