I've tried, but I can't figure this out so far. I want to create a list of tuples, each one built out of dictionary values:
my_list = [(x['field1'], x['field2']) for x in my_dict]
But the issue is that I want to do this inside a function, passing the fields I want to get to *args:
my_func('field1', 'field2')
How can I build the first list comprehension out of the *args list?
Thanks!
I'll try to clarify:
Briefly, what I want to do is map this:
my_func('field1', 'field2')
To this:
tuple(x['field1'], x['field2'])
Which will be a statement inside my_func(*args)
You can create a tuple by doing another comprehension over the args:
def my_func(*args):
return [tuple(x[arg] for arg in args) for x in my_dict]
However this assumes that your my_dict is a global variable. But now you can call it like you specified with my_func('field1', 'field2').
I would advise to add the dictionary to the function definition:
def my_func(my_dict, *args):
return [tuple(x[arg] for arg in args) for x in my_dict]
and call it as my_func(my_dict, 'field1', 'field2')