python variable value after assignment

Question

I'm new to python and in the process of rewriting an old python script and I came across the following line:

some_list = #some list with data
some_variable = [x[0] for x in some_list]

what's x[0]? I don't see x declared previously, is it being created on this line?

what would the value or some_variable be? a list?

update

by 'x' i'm referring to x[0], not the x in the for loop

Yes, `x` comes from this line. `for x in some_list`. This is a list comprehension. — jtbandes, Apr 04 '16 at 16:33
https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/datastructures.html#list-comprehensions — interjay, Apr 04 '16 at 16:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '16 at 16:35

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In this case some_list is a list of sequences, e.g. Lists, tuples, dicts or strings. In your brackets, called a list comprehension, you iterate through some_list. x is the current element of some_list, from which you take the first element x[0] and put it in the new list.

answered Apr 04 '16 at 16:35

Jesse Bakker

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cool stuff, thanks for the explanation – Abdul Ahmad Apr 04 '16 at 16:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '16 at 16:33

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x is the iterating element in your for-loop

answered Apr 04 '16 at 16:33

Alessandro

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