Create multiple empty lists with different names

Question

la = ['A', 'B', 'C']

I'd like to create three empty lists with names corresponding to items in the list:

la_A = []
la_B = []
la_C = []

I tried

(l_la[i]) = ([] for i in len(la))

But not work.

This feels like an [XY problem](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem) to me. What are you trying to accomplish by doing this? — Chris, Apr 25 '17 at 00:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 00:16

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You should use a dictionary instead

la = {c: [] for c in la}
print(la['A'])

prints

[]

answered Apr 25 '17 at 00:16

Patrick Haugh

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