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How can I make all of my sublists the same length (the length of the longest sublist) by prepending np.nan's on each sublist?



import random
[list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]


So if the output is:




[[0, 1], [0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3]]




It should look like:




[[nan,nan,nan,0, 1], [nan,nan,nan,nan,0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2,
3, 4], [nan,0, 1, 2, 3]]











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    What have you tried so far?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:18










  • @Idlehands I've tried reversing first and then .extend() and then reverse again. But this doesn't work if the list is empty
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:22










  • You might be overthinking it... how is the list of sublists supposed to be generated? Is it actual data or is it created with the nan paddings from the beginning?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25






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    Saying 'everything' is not useful. Show us the actual code that you tried, which gives us either a starting point or a hint what we should not try.
    – Bram Vanroy
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25










  • @BramVanroy it's a joke, I wrote two comments
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:26
















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How can I make all of my sublists the same length (the length of the longest sublist) by prepending np.nan's on each sublist?



import random
[list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]


So if the output is:




[[0, 1], [0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3]]




It should look like:




[[nan,nan,nan,0, 1], [nan,nan,nan,nan,0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2,
3, 4], [nan,0, 1, 2, 3]]











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    What have you tried so far?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:18










  • @Idlehands I've tried reversing first and then .extend() and then reverse again. But this doesn't work if the list is empty
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:22










  • You might be overthinking it... how is the list of sublists supposed to be generated? Is it actual data or is it created with the nan paddings from the beginning?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25






  • 1




    Saying 'everything' is not useful. Show us the actual code that you tried, which gives us either a starting point or a hint what we should not try.
    – Bram Vanroy
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25










  • @BramVanroy it's a joke, I wrote two comments
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:26














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How can I make all of my sublists the same length (the length of the longest sublist) by prepending np.nan's on each sublist?



import random
[list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]


So if the output is:




[[0, 1], [0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3]]




It should look like:




[[nan,nan,nan,0, 1], [nan,nan,nan,nan,0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2,
3, 4], [nan,0, 1, 2, 3]]











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How can I make all of my sublists the same length (the length of the longest sublist) by prepending np.nan's on each sublist?



import random
[list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]


So if the output is:




[[0, 1], [0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2, 3]]




It should look like:




[[nan,nan,nan,0, 1], [nan,nan,nan,nan,0], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2,
3, 4], [nan,0, 1, 2, 3]]








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    What have you tried so far?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:18










  • @Idlehands I've tried reversing first and then .extend() and then reverse again. But this doesn't work if the list is empty
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:22










  • You might be overthinking it... how is the list of sublists supposed to be generated? Is it actual data or is it created with the nan paddings from the beginning?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25






  • 1




    Saying 'everything' is not useful. Show us the actual code that you tried, which gives us either a starting point or a hint what we should not try.
    – Bram Vanroy
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25










  • @BramVanroy it's a joke, I wrote two comments
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:26














  • 1




    What have you tried so far?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:18










  • @Idlehands I've tried reversing first and then .extend() and then reverse again. But this doesn't work if the list is empty
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:22










  • You might be overthinking it... how is the list of sublists supposed to be generated? Is it actual data or is it created with the nan paddings from the beginning?
    – Idlehands
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25






  • 1




    Saying 'everything' is not useful. Show us the actual code that you tried, which gives us either a starting point or a hint what we should not try.
    – Bram Vanroy
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:25










  • @BramVanroy it's a joke, I wrote two comments
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:26








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What have you tried so far?
– Idlehands
Nov 20 '18 at 19:18




What have you tried so far?
– Idlehands
Nov 20 '18 at 19:18












@Idlehands I've tried reversing first and then .extend() and then reverse again. But this doesn't work if the list is empty
– jchaykow
Nov 20 '18 at 19:22




@Idlehands I've tried reversing first and then .extend() and then reverse again. But this doesn't work if the list is empty
– jchaykow
Nov 20 '18 at 19:22












You might be overthinking it... how is the list of sublists supposed to be generated? Is it actual data or is it created with the nan paddings from the beginning?
– Idlehands
Nov 20 '18 at 19:25




You might be overthinking it... how is the list of sublists supposed to be generated? Is it actual data or is it created with the nan paddings from the beginning?
– Idlehands
Nov 20 '18 at 19:25




1




1




Saying 'everything' is not useful. Show us the actual code that you tried, which gives us either a starting point or a hint what we should not try.
– Bram Vanroy
Nov 20 '18 at 19:25




Saying 'everything' is not useful. Show us the actual code that you tried, which gives us either a starting point or a hint what we should not try.
– Bram Vanroy
Nov 20 '18 at 19:25












@BramVanroy it's a joke, I wrote two comments
– jchaykow
Nov 20 '18 at 19:26




@BramVanroy it's a joke, I wrote two comments
– jchaykow
Nov 20 '18 at 19:26












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First, find the length of the longest sublist using max(). Then, for each sublist, use a slice assignment to replace the content of that list with the right number of NaNs followed by the original list.



import random, math

n = 5
lists = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]

# get the maximum length
maxlen = len(max(lists, key=len))

# pad left of each sublist with NaN to make it as long as the longest
for sublist in lists:
sublist[:] = [math.nan] * (maxlen - len(sublist)) + sublist





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  • Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
    – jchaykow
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:38










  • It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
    – kindall
    Nov 20 '18 at 19:50



















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import random
import numpy as np

n = 5
a = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]
for c in a:
while len(c) < n:
c.insert(0, np.nan)
print(a)





[[nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1], [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1]]






This is an example of what I think you are looking for.






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    Not the most pythonic code but I think it does the trick:



    longest_list_length = 0
    for sublist in output:
    if len(sublist) > longest_list_length:
    longest_list_length = len(sublist)

    for sublist in output:
    nans_to_prepend = ['nan'] * (longest_list_length - len(sublist))
    sublist = nans_to_prepend + sublist





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    • replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
      – kindall
      Nov 20 '18 at 19:28



















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    If all you care about is generating the np.nan padding during the random creation, this simple one liner will suffice:



    [[np.nan]*(5-j) + list(range(j)) for j in (random.randint(1, 5) for x in range(5))]

    # [[nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
    # [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2],
    # [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1],
    # [nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
    # [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]


    You can of course replace 5 with n and determine your max length.






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      First, find the length of the longest sublist using max(). Then, for each sublist, use a slice assignment to replace the content of that list with the right number of NaNs followed by the original list.



      import random, math

      n = 5
      lists = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]

      # get the maximum length
      maxlen = len(max(lists, key=len))

      # pad left of each sublist with NaN to make it as long as the longest
      for sublist in lists:
      sublist[:] = [math.nan] * (maxlen - len(sublist)) + sublist





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      • Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
        – jchaykow
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:38










      • It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
        – kindall
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:50
















      3














      First, find the length of the longest sublist using max(). Then, for each sublist, use a slice assignment to replace the content of that list with the right number of NaNs followed by the original list.



      import random, math

      n = 5
      lists = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]

      # get the maximum length
      maxlen = len(max(lists, key=len))

      # pad left of each sublist with NaN to make it as long as the longest
      for sublist in lists:
      sublist[:] = [math.nan] * (maxlen - len(sublist)) + sublist





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      • Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
        – jchaykow
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:38










      • It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
        – kindall
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:50














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      3






      First, find the length of the longest sublist using max(). Then, for each sublist, use a slice assignment to replace the content of that list with the right number of NaNs followed by the original list.



      import random, math

      n = 5
      lists = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]

      # get the maximum length
      maxlen = len(max(lists, key=len))

      # pad left of each sublist with NaN to make it as long as the longest
      for sublist in lists:
      sublist[:] = [math.nan] * (maxlen - len(sublist)) + sublist





      share|improve this answer












      First, find the length of the longest sublist using max(). Then, for each sublist, use a slice assignment to replace the content of that list with the right number of NaNs followed by the original list.



      import random, math

      n = 5
      lists = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]

      # get the maximum length
      maxlen = len(max(lists, key=len))

      # pad left of each sublist with NaN to make it as long as the longest
      for sublist in lists:
      sublist[:] = [math.nan] * (maxlen - len(sublist)) + sublist






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      • Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
        – jchaykow
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:38










      • It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
        – kindall
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:50


















      • Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
        – jchaykow
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:38










      • It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
        – kindall
        Nov 20 '18 at 19:50
















      Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
      – jchaykow
      Nov 20 '18 at 19:38




      Accepting this one because it's just barely faster than @Torin May
      – jchaykow
      Nov 20 '18 at 19:38












      It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
      – kindall
      Nov 20 '18 at 19:50




      It'll get a lot faster as your n goes up.
      – kindall
      Nov 20 '18 at 19:50













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      import random
      import numpy as np

      n = 5
      a = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]
      for c in a:
      while len(c) < n:
      c.insert(0, np.nan)
      print(a)





      [[nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1], [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1]]






      This is an example of what I think you are looking for.






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        import random
        import numpy as np

        n = 5
        a = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]
        for c in a:
        while len(c) < n:
        c.insert(0, np.nan)
        print(a)





        [[nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1], [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1]]






        This is an example of what I think you are looking for.






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          import random
          import numpy as np

          n = 5
          a = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]
          for c in a:
          while len(c) < n:
          c.insert(0, np.nan)
          print(a)





          [[nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1], [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1]]






          This is an example of what I think you are looking for.






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          import random
          import numpy as np

          n = 5
          a = [list(range(0,random.randint(1,5))) for x in range(n)]
          for c in a:
          while len(c) < n:
          c.insert(0, np.nan)
          print(a)





          [[nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, nan, 0], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1], [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2], [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1]]






          This is an example of what I think you are looking for.







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              Not the most pythonic code but I think it does the trick:



              longest_list_length = 0
              for sublist in output:
              if len(sublist) > longest_list_length:
              longest_list_length = len(sublist)

              for sublist in output:
              nans_to_prepend = ['nan'] * (longest_list_length - len(sublist))
              sublist = nans_to_prepend + sublist





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              • replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
                – kindall
                Nov 20 '18 at 19:28
















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              Not the most pythonic code but I think it does the trick:



              longest_list_length = 0
              for sublist in output:
              if len(sublist) > longest_list_length:
              longest_list_length = len(sublist)

              for sublist in output:
              nans_to_prepend = ['nan'] * (longest_list_length - len(sublist))
              sublist = nans_to_prepend + sublist





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              • replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
                – kindall
                Nov 20 '18 at 19:28














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              Not the most pythonic code but I think it does the trick:



              longest_list_length = 0
              for sublist in output:
              if len(sublist) > longest_list_length:
              longest_list_length = len(sublist)

              for sublist in output:
              nans_to_prepend = ['nan'] * (longest_list_length - len(sublist))
              sublist = nans_to_prepend + sublist





              share|improve this answer












              Not the most pythonic code but I think it does the trick:



              longest_list_length = 0
              for sublist in output:
              if len(sublist) > longest_list_length:
              longest_list_length = len(sublist)

              for sublist in output:
              nans_to_prepend = ['nan'] * (longest_list_length - len(sublist))
              sublist = nans_to_prepend + sublist






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              answered Nov 20 '18 at 19:26









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              • replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
                – kindall
                Nov 20 '18 at 19:28


















              • replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
                – kindall
                Nov 20 '18 at 19:28
















              replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
              – kindall
              Nov 20 '18 at 19:28




              replacing the value of sublist won't change the value in the original list.
              – kindall
              Nov 20 '18 at 19:28











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              If all you care about is generating the np.nan padding during the random creation, this simple one liner will suffice:



              [[np.nan]*(5-j) + list(range(j)) for j in (random.randint(1, 5) for x in range(5))]

              # [[nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
              # [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2],
              # [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1],
              # [nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
              # [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]


              You can of course replace 5 with n and determine your max length.






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                If all you care about is generating the np.nan padding during the random creation, this simple one liner will suffice:



                [[np.nan]*(5-j) + list(range(j)) for j in (random.randint(1, 5) for x in range(5))]

                # [[nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
                # [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2],
                # [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1],
                # [nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
                # [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]


                You can of course replace 5 with n and determine your max length.






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                  If all you care about is generating the np.nan padding during the random creation, this simple one liner will suffice:



                  [[np.nan]*(5-j) + list(range(j)) for j in (random.randint(1, 5) for x in range(5))]

                  # [[nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
                  # [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2],
                  # [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1],
                  # [nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
                  # [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]


                  You can of course replace 5 with n and determine your max length.






                  share|improve this answer












                  If all you care about is generating the np.nan padding during the random creation, this simple one liner will suffice:



                  [[np.nan]*(5-j) + list(range(j)) for j in (random.randint(1, 5) for x in range(5))]

                  # [[nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
                  # [nan, nan, 0, 1, 2],
                  # [nan, nan, nan, 0, 1],
                  # [nan, 0, 1, 2, 3],
                  # [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]


                  You can of course replace 5 with n and determine your max length.







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