Make lists named as elements in another list

Question

I want to make some list, each one named as an element in another list.

Input: ["A","B","C"]

The output that I want:

A = []
B = []
C = []

Use a dictionary for this: `lists = {name: [] for name in list_names}` — Julien, Oct 27 '20 at 22:19
this can be done but is inadvisable. You might prefer a dict, `d = {}; d["A"] = []` for example — anon01, Oct 27 '20 at 22:20
*How can a create variables named THIS form THIS* It seems this question is asked about once a week — dawg, Oct 27 '20 at 22:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 27 '20 at 22:22

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While this can be done by modifying the vars() dict, I would suggest just using a separate dict for that:

lists  = dict()
names = ["A","B","C"]

for name in names:
    lists[name] = []

answered Oct 27 '20 at 22:22

adjan

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"this can be done by modifying the `vars()` dict" in CPython, not in general – juanpa.arrivillaga Oct 27 '20 at 22:24

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