Mega Code Archive
Passing lists and individual list elements to functions
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def modifyList( aList ):
for i in range( len( aList ) ):
aList[ i ] *= 2
def modifyElement( element ):
element *= 2
aList = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
print "Effects of passing entire list:"
print "The values of the original list are:"
for item in aList:
print item,
modifyList( aList )
for item in aList:
print item,
print "aList[ 3 ] before modifyElement:", aList[ 3 ]
modifyElement( aList[ 3 ] )
print "aList[ 3 ] after modifyElement:", aList[ 3 ]
print "aList[ 2:4 ] before modifyList:", aList[ 2:4 ]
modifyList( aList[ 2:4 ] )
print "aList[ 2:4 ] after modifyList:", aList[ 2:4 ]
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