How can I create an array/list of dictionaries in python ?

Question

Hello, all

Let's say I have a Dictionary:

{'S':0,'H':0,'A':0,'L':0}

Now, I just want to create an array with many dictionaries, as follows:

[{'S':0,'H':0,'A':0,'L':0},{'S':0,'H':0,'A':0,'L':0},{'S':0,'H':0,'A':0,'L':0},....]

Have a look at my code:

weightMatrix = []

for k in range(motifWidth):

    weightMatrix[k] = {'A':0,'C':0,'G':0,'T':0}

But, I know it isn't working.

Can anyone give me some suggestions?

Thanks in Advance :)

Answer 1

Try in this way and I think, this works:

dictlist = [dict() for x in range(n)]

This will give you a list of n number of empty dictionaries

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