Is it possible to create a list of functions where you can access them individually? For example:
e=0
def a():
global e
e=1
def b():
global e
e=2
def c():
global e
e=3
l=[a(),b(),c()]
l[2]
print e
l[0]
print e
Output:
>>>3
>>>1
The problem is that you are calling your functions at the beginning and storing only their values in the list.
e=0
def a():
global e
e=1
def b():
global e
e=2
def c():
global e
e=3
l=[a,b,c]
l[2]()
print e
l[0]()
print e
Output
>>>
3
1
a, b, and c this way, you're using variables of those names that happen to contain functions. You can even reassign them.l=[a(),b(),c()] is not a list of function, rather a collections of values returned from calling those functions. In a list the items are evaluated from left to right, so e is going to be 3 after this step.
As functions are objects in python so you can do:
>>> l = [a, b, c] # creates new references to the functions objects
# l[0] points to a, l[1] points to b...
>>> l[0]()
>>> e
1
>>> l[2]()
>>> e
3
>>> l[1]()
>>> e
2
As an example: you may change to code to
l=[a,b,c]
l[2]()
print e
l[0]()
print e
and it'll do what you expect. If you declare a list of functions, do not add the parentheses. Instead put them where you call the function.
