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====== Coding: Lists ====== | ====== Coding: Lists ====== | ||
- | We often need a way to represent a group of objects or values in code. Python makes this easy with lists. A list gives a name to a collection of any Python objects. In Glowscript, we often use lists that include spheres, arrows, rings, and other shapes. Creating a list is easy: | + | We often need a way to represent a group of objects or values in code. Python makes this easy with lists. A list gives a name to a collection of any Python objects. |
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+ | In Glowscript, we often use lists that include spheres, arrows, rings, and other shapes. Creating a list is easy: | ||
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- | You can think of a list like an excel spreadsheet, | + | You can also access each bucket in a list to update or retrieve the object within it. One way is by using list indexing. Indices in a Python list start at 0 for the first element: |
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