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I would like to convert an integer to an array name in python. I have no idea whether this is even possible. Help is highly appreciated.

a = int(10)
print a["1"]

Should return >> 10["1"]
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closed as unclear what you're asking by Padraic Cunningham, Tom Fenech, vaultah, Lukas Graf, dawg Jul 27 '14 at 17:59

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What are you trying to accomplish here? –  inspectorG4dget Jul 27 '14 at 17:47
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It's totally unclear what you're trying to accomplish, please clarify. Also, Python doesn't have arrays as such, it has lists and dictionaries - which one are you trying to use? –  Lukas Graf Jul 27 '14 at 17:53
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I agree that it's unclear as to what you're trying to accomplish, OP. Does "Should return >> 10["1"]" mean that "10["1"]" should be printed, literally? Would you like to access the value at key "1" in the dictionary 10? I've read what you've written, and I feel like I half-see what you're getting at, but it's sort of nonsensical. –  David Frye Jul 27 '14 at 17:56
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As Lukas mentioned, straight-up "arrays" aren't really a thing in Python. But if you're simply trying to associate a list/dictionary/whatever with a number, that's totally doable in the sense that you can create a dictionary with integer keys and list/dictionary/whatever values. –  David Frye Jul 27 '14 at 17:59
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@PhilippBraun: I think you're conflating different languages here. Python doesn't support arrays like this, in the C sense. I mean, there's numpy, but it's used in the "python-way" not the "C-way". Also, python doesn't support using integers as variable names. Why don't you start from the beginning on what problem you're trying to solve? –  Noob Saibot Jul 27 '14 at 18:01

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I don't think even eval would do that (though you wouldn't want to do that anyway). Your best bet is to use a dict, which can make an integer into a key.

int_dict = {}
int_dict[10] = ["1"]

Though I admit your use case is a little confusing. You may want different list contents.

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A variable name can't start with a number. How would you evaluate 10=10?

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is it possible to rename it to like "week"+a –  Philipp Braun Jul 27 '14 at 17:55
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This is a comment, not an answer. –  miR Jul 27 '14 at 17:57

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