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minus-squareSolNinelinkfedilink3•1 month agoList and Array terminology also bothers me … Why not just call it an array?
minus-square@Pyro@programming.devlinkfedilink1•1 month agoBut python lists are not like the base arrays in other languages. They function more like List<> or vector (C++ had to be special) and are named appropriately.
minus-squareSolNinelinkfedilink1•29 days agoAhh thank you for that information! In all seriousness, I appreciate you correcting my ignorance.
List and Array terminology also bothers me … Why not just call it an array?
But python lists are not like the base arrays in other languages. They function more like
List<>orvector(C++ had to be special) and are named appropriately.Ahh thank you for that information! In all seriousness, I appreciate you correcting my ignorance.