python - How to deal with cycling through an unknown number of indexes in an array or list -

for example, had file containing names of variables such foo or bar[4][5] names may or may not have variable number of indexes, variables have been multidimensional arrays. inside dictionary starting memory address of each variable, , type of value was, such int_32 or signed_int_64, etc.

my program supposed make print out of each variable, , each component of arrays, memory address , value. problem was, how deal arrays? 1 dimensional, 2 dimensional, twelve dimensional or 0 dimensional (single value) needed them 1 program. important factor making program robust enough endure number of dimensions.

my solutions take name , check if matched regex formula provided user of stackoverflow. following code should credited lib.

    def getentryname(var_string) : #   lib @   stackoverflow.com       result = re.search(r'(.*?)((?:\[\d*])*)$', var_string)       var_name = result.group(1)       numbers   =   re.findall(r'\[(\d+)]', result.group(2))       return var_name, numbers 

this returns base name of variable , list called "numbers" contains of indexes of of arrays.

now used recurvise call find iterate through number of indexes!

def brackethandler( passedrange, var_name, var_length, var_starta, numbers )   in range( 0, int( passedrange ) - 1 ) : # cycle through it!     if numbers : # if there more indexes cycle through,       brackethandler( numbers[0], var_name + "[" + str( ) + "]",                     var_length,  var_starta, numbers[1:] )     else: # exit condition       processvar(var_name + "[" + str( ) + "]", 

var_length, var_starta) var_starta += var_length

now explain code. basically, before function ran, check sure there in numbers, , if there is, pass recursive function first value in numbers, variable's name, length , starting address , rest of numbers (which mich = []) once there, iterate through current index. next check if there more numbers in set, , if there are, tack current index onto name, , run through function again, , until there no new numbers.

at time, there being no new numbers, deal variables in function, , incriment starting address. , viola!

if code takes name foo , set of numbers [4, 6, 8] produce:

foo[0][0][0] foo[0][0][1] ... foo[0][0][7] foo[0][1][0] ... foo[3][5][7] 

and send them processed correct value!

there might better solutions, wasn't able find any. tinkered long while make work best could, , while may seem obvious some, less obvious @ time. if have suggestions improve upon it, welcome it. if there error in did, feel free edit mistakes. if not appropriate way q&a, let me know, , delete this!