Python equivalent for C++ STL vector/list containers

Question

Is there something similar in Python that I would use for a container that\'s like a vector and a list?

Any links would be helpful too.

Answer 1

Have a look at Python's datastructures page. Here's a rough translation:

1. () => boost::Tuple (with one important distinction, you can't reassign values in a Python tuple)
2. [] => std::vector (as the comments have aluded towards, lacks memory characteristics associated with vectors)
3. [] => std::list
4. {} => tr1::unordered_map or boost::unordered_map (essentially a hash table)
5. set() => std::set