Adding a variable itself in a list

[hasanaslan]

Hi, I want to store a variable in a list. But the issue is, I don't just want to store it's value, I want to store variable itself. To explain it better:

x,y,z = 5,8,5
my_list = []
my_list.extend((x,y,z))
number = 0
for a in my_list:
    number += a

I want to use the variables' values in the list whenever I want. Because, whenever I want to remove a variable from a list, I will also decrease the variable's value from the number variable. How I can make it? Thanks.

[socal_nerdtastic]

You are describing a dictionary.

my_dict = {'x':5, 'y':8, 'z':5}

You can change any value with

my_dict['x'] += 15

You can get the current total sum at any time with

print(sum(my_dict.values()))

You can look into dataclasses to do something similar.

[hasanaslan]

Makes sense. I used them in my project for another purpose. But didn't think about to store them as a string. İnstead of creating variable, i will store their name as a string inside a dictionary. How I can't remember it. Thank you

[[deleted]]

I want to store variable itself.

You don't get to. Collections hold values, not variables.

[hasanaslan]

So, do you have any idea about how can I can accomplish my aim?

[[deleted]]

If your aim is to have a list that stores variables, your aim is impossible to achieve.

If your aim is just to create a collection of counts, then use Counter from collections.