another newbie question: why should you use "*args" ?

[stef]

Eugene Antimirov wrote:
> stef wrote:
>
>> # method 2
>>     def chunk_plot(self, list):
>>         for i in range ( len(list) ):
>>              .... do something
>
>
> And one note more. Just to be more pythonic you shouldn't use form 
> range(len(blabla)). Instead use:
>
> for i in list:
> ....blabla...
>
>
I would love that,
but please tell me how (I need an integer counter for something else too):

def chunk_plot(*args):
    if len(args) == 1:  list = args[0]
    else:               list = args
 
    color = ['g','r','b','y','m']
    plot ( list[0], color[0])
    hold (True)
    for i in range  (  1,  len(list)  ):
         plot  (  list[i],  color[i]  )



cheers,
Stef