title: How to create an arbitrary number of dictionaries/lists (with different names) in python?
body: <p>I'm trying to create #arb dictionaries like this:(arb = 2 or 4 or some number)  </p>
  
  <pre><code>for n in xrange(0, arb):
      dictn = {}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However I realize that python doesn't take variables in the left side of equations.. So I'm confused. How can I have #arb dictionaries or lists with <em>different names</em>? like <code>list1</code> through <code>listn</code> or <code>dict1</code> through <code>dictn</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I know this might sound stupid but I'm not good at program and terribly confused. Any suggestions would help, thanks</p>