List of differing values appended into python list [closed]-CodePudding

I have

import random
gamma = 1/7
rand1 = random.uniform(1.5, 2.5)
beta = rand1 * gamma
#print(beta)

empty = []
for i in range(100):
    empty.append(beta)

which gives the list empty as the same value of beta 100 times. However, what I wish to have is the list empty consisting of 100 different values of beta. How can this be achieved?

CodePudding user response：

You need to update beta value, or not referring anymore to beta:

empty = []
for i in range(100):
    empty.append(random.uniform(1.5, 2.5)*gamma)

CodePudding user response：

the multiplication of a constant on a list get the effect of expanding the list by itself a number of times equal to the constant

>>> [1,2]*10
[1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2]
>>>

what you want is something like this empty = [gamma * random.uniform(1.5, 2.5) for _ in range(100)] like Dani commented or what Dams show in his/her answers