List String To List Name

Question

Say I Have:

import random

rint=random.randint

list=["ABC","BCD","CDE"]
ABC=["1", "2"," 3"]
main=list[rint(0,0)#Usually Would Be 0,2 but to make example easy to understand it will be 0,0
sub=main[rint(0,0)]

print(main)#Prints out "ABC"
print(sub)#Prints out "A"

Output is: A
Wanted Output: 2

How can I get the output as "1" from the list ABC instead of "A" from the list item? Sorry if it doesn't make sense I don't really know how to explain it that well.

Answer 1

# There's many ways to do it, with nested list in dict ( I guess your first list contain other same kind of name lists ):

list = ["ABC","BCD","CDE"]
dict = {"ABC":["1","2","3"],"BCD":["4","5"],"CDE":["6","7"]}
x = dict[list[0]]
print(x[1])

# ... and, if you want to lighten notation, use a function:

_list = ["ABC","BCD","CDE"]
dict = {"ABC":["1","2","3"],"BCD":["4","5"],"CDE":["6","7"]}
def list(index):
global dict
return dict[list[index]]
x = list(0)
print(x[1])

# ( according to your needs, you can use global and/or local variables, obviously ^^ )

Answer 2

I'm happy if this help: I've seen only after you've updated your question ^^

Be carreful: as I read too fast first your new example code, I didn't see that you define a 'rint' custom variable with the 'randint' function, so while searching what would do this function on internet, I find that a rint() function exists in numpy library... It doesn't matter a lot, but you need to know that if you'll have to use this module ;)

Answer 3

if you want x to have the values of ABC then have x = ABC rather than x = list.

Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the question.

Answer 4

@Jason Williams Yes, it seems you misunderstood my question but now I've updated it

Answer 5

Thank You Very Much @visph I've been trying to figure this out for so long (since this morning :P) Thank You Very Much For The Spread Of Your Knowledge And Your Amazing Solution!

Answer 6

list = ["ABC","BCD","CDE"]
dict = {"ABC":["1","2","3"],"BCD":["4","5"],"CDE":["6","7"]}
x = dict[list[0]]
print(x[1])

# ... and, if you want to lighten notation, use a function:

_list = ["ABC","BCD","CDE"]
dict = {"ABC":["1","2","3"],"BCD":["4","5"],"CDE":["6","7"]}
def list(index):
global dict
return dict[list[index]]
x = list(0)
print(x[1])