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2019-10-02, 15:47:42

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2019-11-04, 18:59:53

Idiom #207 allocate a list that is automatically deallocated

Allocate a list / array a containing n elements (n assumed to be too large for a stack) that is automatically deallocated when the program exits the scope it is declared in.

Idiom #207 allocate a list that is automatically deallocated

Allocate a list / array a containing n elements (n assumed to be too large for a stack) that is automatically deallocated when the program exits the scope it is declared in.

Code 
def func():
    a = [0] * n
    # local variable automatically deallocated at end of function
    return