How do I use the value of a variable as a new variable without using a list?

Asked Oct 30 '19 at 19:40

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My code produces and appends a list with objects from a class in a for loop. I need to make several lists each with unique names. To achieve this I am trying to use variable values, without assigning the parent variable, while not creating a list. EX.

x = list1                   
# (the value of X or list1)
(list1).append(value)

The goal is use the value of x to make a list, not

x.append(value)

but

list1.append(value)

I hope I've described my question well enough.

asked Oct 30 '19 at 19:40

Tonysaffrony

I do not understand what you are trying to do. – juanpa.arrivillaga Oct 30 '19 at 19:41
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Are you looking for a copy? – Uli Sotschok Oct 30 '19 at 19:46
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if i understood you right, your code should be x=list1.copy(). That way modifying list1 won't affect x – Gary Oct 30 '19 at 19:47
You don't need lists with unique names; you need a dict that maps strings to lists. – chepner Oct 30 '19 at 19:48
It's unclear, but maybe you're looking for this? [How do I create a variable number of variables?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/1373164/4518341) BTW welcome to Stack Overflow! Check out the [tour], and you'll probably want to read [ask] and [mre]. – wjandrea Oct 30 '19 at 21:57

How do I use the value of a variable as a new variable without using a list?

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