def var_str(name, shape):
    """Return a sequence of strings naming the element of the tallyable object.

    :Example:
    >>> var_str('theta', (4,))
    ['theta[1]', 'theta[2]', 'theta[3]', 'theta[4]']

    """

    size = prod(shape)
    ind = (indices(shape) + 1).reshape(-1, size)
    names = ['[' + ','.join(list(map(str, i))) + ']' for i in zip(*ind)]
    names[0] = '%s %s' % (name, names[0])
    return names
Return a sequence of strings naming the element of the tallyable object.

    :Example:
    >>> var_str('theta', (4,))
    ['theta[1]', 'theta[2]', 'theta[3]', 'theta[4]']