After a new Nintendo Switch update (remember to update those Joy-Con, too!), rumours of a Resident Evil 4 remake and the last few days of the huge Nintendo spring sale to think about, it’s been yet another busy week.

Thankfully, it’s now time to relax and chat about our weekend gaming plans. Members of Team Nintendo Life have done just that below, and we’d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections. Enjoy!

Ryan Craddock, news editor

Once again, any free time I have this weekend will no doubt be taken up by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I’m about 60 hours in at this point and still feel like I have so much left to do to my island – I’ve finally started tinkering with paths, fences, and the occasional outdoor ornament, but my house is a mess and I’ve only really scratched the surface of what I’d like to do outdoors.

I’ve also decided that my favourite villager is Cranston. He was one of my earlier residents and I love him to bits. Just thought I’d share that with you.

Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons live gig stage is growing out of proportions but I still require further light variations and I still have no floor lights. I might have to do some kick-off live streaming sessions from my brand new basement instead… before I turn that room into an arcade. SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays and Saints Row IV: Re-Elected both continue to tick all the right boxes for some much welcome video game escapism.

My game of the week is Super Pixel Racers. New to the Switch despite its original 2018 original release date, it does exactly what the name suggests… and rather well I might add.

Gavin Lane, features editor

This week I’ll be ticking off my Animal Crossing to-do list and hopefully making a killing on the Stalk Market, but I’d really like to break the back of The Messenger. I’m thoroughly enjoying its retro charms and would love to get through it in a couple more sessions and tick it off the ol’ backlog. After getting the chance to chat with Sabotage about Sea of Stars, going back to The Messenger has only made me more excited for what the studio is cooking up. Have a good one everyone, and stay safe.

Liam Doolan, news reporter

Like many other Switch owners, this weekend I’ll be sinking most of my spare time into Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With Bunny Day out of the way, I can finally return my attention to island development and my home loan. I should probably make some more animal friends as well, as I’ve only got a handful on my island at the moment. Other than this, I might give Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair another go now that there’s a new update available for the game. I’ve been wanting an excuse to revisit it for a while, so this is the perfect chance.

Ollie Reynolds, reviewer

With the rumours about a Resident Evil 4 remake circulating, I’ve gone back to the original for another round against the pesky Los Illuminados. I’ve just completed a run through the campaign on normal difficulty, so this weekend I’ll head straight back and start it on professional. I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say it’s my favourite game of all time!

I’m also still plugging away at Animal Crossing: New Horizons, although I must admit that I’m not spending that much time with it at the moment; I tend to jump in, see what The Able Sisters have in stock, then leave it for the day.

As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days…

The Resident Evil series has resurfaced in recent years – with Capcom remaking and re-releasing a number of classic entries. There have even been rumours about more remakes, and a completely new game, in recent weeks.

With this in mind, it’s incredibly sad to hear Paul Haddad – the voice of Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 – has passed away at the age of 56. The cause of death has not been revealed. Invader Studios – an indie software house located in Italy – who had recently worked with Haddad on a survival horror homage to Resident Evil, paid tribute to him via Twitter:

Haddad may have been best known within the gaming community for playing one of the main characters in Resident Evil 2, but he also had an acting career in film, television and featured in cartoons like The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

The original Resident Evil 2 game was released on the first PlayStation in 1998, got ported across to Nintendo 64, Dreamcast and Windows the following year, and eventually arrived on GameCube in 2003.

On behalf of the Nintendo Life community, our condolences go out to Paul’s family and friends.

Problem: Given a list of strings. How to convert the list to a string by concatenating all strings in the list?

Example: You want to convert list ['learn ', 'python ', 'fast'] to the string 'learn python fast'.

Solution: to convert a list of strings to a string, do the following.

• Call the ''.join(list) method on the empty string '' that glues together all strings in the list and returns a new string.
• The string on which you call the join method is used as a delimiter between the list elements.
• If you don’t need a delimiter, just use the empty string ''.

Code: Let’s have a look at the code.

lst = ['learn ', 'python ', 'fast']

print(''.join(lst))

The output is:

learn python fast

Try it yourself in our interactive Python shell:

You can also use another delimiter string, for example, the comma:

lst = ['learn' , 'python', 'fast']

print(','.join(lst))

# learn,python,fast

What Are Alternative Methods to Convert a List of Strings to a String?

Python is flexible—you can use multiple methods to achieve the same thing. So what are the different methods to convert a list to a string?

• Method 1: Use the method ''.join(list) to concatenate all strings in a given list to a single list. The string on which you call the method is the delimiter between the list elements.
• Method 2: Start with an empty string variable. Use a simple for loop to iterate over all elements in the list and add the current element to the string variable.
• Method 3: Use list comprehension [str(x) for x in list] if the list contains elements of different types to convert all elements to the string data type. Combine them using the ''.join(newlist) method.
• Method 4: Use the map function map(str, list] if the list contains elements of different types to convert all elements to the string data type. Combine them using the ''.join(newlist) method.

Here are all four variants in some code:

lst = ['learn' , 'python', 'fast'] # Method 1

print(''.join(lst))

# learnpythonfast # Method 2

s = ''

for st in lst: s += st

print(s)

# learnpythonfast # Method 3

lst = ['learn', 9, 'python', 9, 'fast']

s = ''.join([str(x) for x in lst])

print(s)

# learn9python9fast # Method 4

lst = ['learn', 9, 'python', 9, 'fast']

s = ''.join(map(str, lst))

print(s)

# learn9python9fast

Again, try to modify the delimiter string yourself using our interactive code shell:

So far so good. You’ve learned how to convert a list to a string. But that’s not all! Let’s dive into some more specifics of converting a list to a string.

Python List to String with Commas

Problem: Given a list of strings. How to convert the list to a string by concatenating all strings in the list—using a comma as the delimiter between the list elements?

Example: You want to convert list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] to the string 'learn,python,fast'.

Solution: to convert a list of strings to a string, call the ','.join(list) method on the delimiter string ',' that glues together all strings in the list and returns a new string.

Code: Let’s have a look at the code.

lst = ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print(','.join(lst))

The output is:

learn,python,fast

Python List to String with Spaces

Problem: Given a list of strings. How to convert the list to a string by concatenating all strings in the list—using a space as the delimiter between the list elements?

Example: You want to convert list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] to the string 'learn python fast'. (Note the empty spaces between the terms.)

Solution: to convert a list of strings to a string, call the ' '.join(list) method on the string ' ' (space character) that glues together all strings in the list and returns a new string.

Code: Let’s have a look at the code.

lst = ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print(' '.join(lst))

The output is:

learn python fast

Python List to String with Newlines

Problem: Given a list of strings. How to convert the list to a string by concatenating all strings in the list—using a newline character as the delimiter between the list elements?

Example: You want to convert list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] to the string 'learn\npython\nfast' or as a multiline string:

'''learn

python

fast'''

Solution: to convert a list of strings to a string, call the '\n'.join(list) method on the newline character '\n' that glues together all strings in the list and returns a new string.

Code: Let’s have a look at the code.

lst = ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print('\n'.join(lst))

The output is:

learn

python

fast

Python List to String with Quotes

Problem: Given a list of strings. How to convert the list to a string by concatenating all strings in the list—using a comma character followed by an empty space as the delimiter between the list elements? Additionally, you want to wrap each string in double quotes.

Example: You want to convert list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] to the string '"learn", "python", "fast"' :

Solution: to convert a list of strings to a string, call the ', '.join('"' + x + '"' for x in lst) method on the delimiter string ', ' that glues together all strings in the list and returns a new string. You use a generator expression to modify each element of the original element so that it is enclosed by the double quote " chararacter.

Code: Let’s have a look at the code.

lst = ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print(', '.join('"' + x + '"' for x in lst))

The output is:

"learn", "python", "fast"

Python List to String with Brackets

Problem: Given a list of strings. How to convert the list to a string by concatenating all strings in the list—using a comma character followed by an empty space as the delimiter between the list elements? Additionally, you want to wrap the whole string in a square bracket to indicate that’s a list.

Example: You want to convert list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] to the string '[learn, python, fast]' :

Solution: to convert a list of strings to a string, call the '[' + ', '.join(lst) + ']' method on the delimiter string ', ' that glues together all strings in the list and returns a new string.

Code: Let’s have a look at the code.

lst = ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print('[' + ', '.join(lst) + ']')

The output is:

[learn, python, fast]

Python List to String and Back

Problem: You want to convert a list into a string and back to a list.

Example: Convert the list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] to a string "['learn', 'python', 'fast']" and back to a list ['learn', 'python', 'fast'].

Solution: Use the following two steps to convert back and forth between a string and a list:

• Use the built-in str() function to convert from a list to a string.
• Use the built-in eval() function to convert from a string to a list.

lst = ['learn', 'python', 'fast'] converted = str(lst)

print(converted)

# ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print(type(converted))

# <class 'str'> original = eval(converted)

print(original)

# ['learn', 'python', 'fast']

print(type(original))

# <class 'list'>

Although the output of both the converted list and the original list look the same, you can see that the data type is string for the former and list for the latter.

Convert List of Int to String

Problem: You want to convert a list into a string but the list contains integer values.

Example: Convert the list [1, 2, 3] to a string '123'.

Solution: Use the join method in combination with a generator expression to convert the list of integers to a single string value:

lst = [1, 2, 3]

print(''.join(str(x) for x in lst))

# 123

The generator expression converts each element in the list to a string. You can then combine the string elements using the join method of the string object.

If you miss the conversion from integer to string, you get the following TypeError:

lst = [1, 2, 3]

print(''.join(lst)) '''

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\xcent\Desktop\code.py", line 2, in <module> print(''.join(lst))

TypeError: sequence item 0: expected str instance, int found '''

Python List to String One Line

To convert a list to a string in one line, use either of the three methods:

• Use the ''.join(list) method to glue together all list elements to a single string.
• Use the list comprehension method [str(x) for x in lst] to convert all list elements to type string.
• Use str(list) to convert the list to a string representation.

Here are three examples:

lst = ['finxter', 'is', 'awesome']

print(' '.join(lst))

# finxter is awesome lst = [1, 2, 3]

print([str(x) for x in lst])

# ['1', '2', '3'] print(str(lst))

# [1, 2, 3]

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Today we are taking a look at Spaceship Generator, an open source procedural space ship creator add-on for Blender. Spaceship generator can automatically create a variety of space craft, like the ones below.

The above link is for Blender 2.7x only. Fortunately a user has created a Blender 2.8x compatible port that is available here on GitHub.

In the video below we demonstrate Spaceship Builder in action as well as showing how it can be installed and used.

Art Design Blender

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You’ll soon be able to select your own partner Pokémon in Pokémon Masters, thanks to the brand new eggs feature coming soon. When it arrives, you’ll be able to select from one of three gen one monsters: Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, at which point your chosen monster will hatch from its egg and you can form a sync pair with them.

Developer DeNA has also revealed three more eggs planned for a future date, which appear to feature Meowth, Scyther, and Tauros. Even more eggs will arrive in future updates too, so it seems like you’ll soon have a huge list of Pokémon you can partner up with.

In other news, DeNA has also revealed that the next legendary event will feature Ho-Oh, and will debut a brand new feature: the prize box. This allows you to collect prize coins by participating in the event, which will allow you to progress further in the event. This event will also see the introduction of the reward boost ticket, an item that boosts the rewards of a battle of your choosing.

DeNA has also detailed plans to make sync orbs easier to obtain by introducing the following measures:

• You’ll no longer have a chance to get sync orbs from single-player and co-op battles
• Sync orbs can now drop from supercourses
• The chance of sync-orb drops from events has been increased

In short, you’ll now be able to get a fixed number of sync orbs for specific sync pairs from supercourses, and you’ll get more from events too.

Looking forward, a legendary arena mode is coming soon, though we likely won’t hear about it until mid-May, when DeNA will provide the next message.

If you’d like to get back into Pokémon Masters, you can grab it right now on iOS or Android via the App Store and Google Play respectively.

 

By Malcolm Owen
Saturday, April 18, 2020, 12:06 pm PT (03:06 pm ET)

The state of New York is now allowing marriage ceremonies to take place on video conferencing platforms like FaceTime, with an executive order enabling couples to get married via a video link while maintaining social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The ongoing effects of the coronavirus on everyday life has led to business closures and major changes to everyday life, as companies, individuals, and governments attempt to curtail its spread. In one effort to work around the need for social distancing, the state of New York is enabling a major life event to officially take place via a video conferencing service, such as by FaceTime.

Announced on Saturday as part of a wider COVID-19 press conference, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed the start of the special arrangement for marriage ceremonies, reports CNET. “We are today signing an executive order allowing people to get their marriage licenses remotely and also allowing clerks to perform ceremonies over video, Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa advised during the press conference.

Under the new executive order, couples will be able to perform all of the usual tasks with clerks that would normally be carried out in person by doing so digitally, with regard to obtaining a marriage license. As part of the same measure, clerks are also able to perform marriage ceremonies over a video link.

“Video marriage ceremonies – there’s now no excuse when the question comes up,” said Cuomo. “You can do it by Zoom.”

It is likely that a range of video services will be usable, including Zoom and FaceTime, though what ultimately gets used could be limited by a number of factors, such as if other family members or wedding guests would be allowed to watch the marriage ceremony live.

New York City is among one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus, with approximately 131,000 confirmed cases as of April 18, as well as approximately 8,900 deaths attributed to the virus. The state has ordered schools and nonessential businesses to remain closed until May 15, and that all people need to wear masks or face coverings in public, among other measures.