Iteratively renaming objects in python [duplicate]

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Is there a way to iteratively rename objects in python? I'm trying to code something along the lines of:

for i in range(5000):
phat_i = i/5000
print(i/5000)

It doesn't seem like this will work because even if this created a new objected named "phat_i," it seems like it would just redefine that object for each "i." Instead, I want to create new objects "phat_1," "phat_2," etc. for each "i."

I've already looked at this question but the only answer to it seems to have not answered my question. Maya Python: Renaming object with for loops

Does this answer your question? Dynamically Create Variables in For Loop, Python — ddejohn
– ddejohn, Commented Apr 30, 2021 at 1:25
There are dozens of posts like this ^^^ and most of them usually say the same thing: don't create variables dynamically. There are zero good reasons to do so, and there are likely a few dozen ways to achieve what you need with something safer. — ddejohn
– ddejohn, Commented Apr 30, 2021 at 1:25

12944qwerty · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-30 01:27:49Z

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eval() and exec() could be used but they're bad practices since they can be exploited.

Instead, I suggest using dictionaries.

phat_ = {}
for i in range(5000):
    phat_[i] = i/5000

answered Apr 30, 2021 at 1:27

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