On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Peter Otten wrote: > As George hinted, I went a bit over the top with my itertools example. > Here is a translation into static lists (mostly):
Peter, Thank you. This is clearer to me. While your original code certainly works it reminded me of The C Users Journal's annual obfuscated C contests. :-) > from random import choice Two questions germane to random: 1) Why wasn't choice available when I used 'import random,' and 2) What are the differences between 'choice' and 'shuffle?' > Of course nested loops will work, too. Use whatever you find easiest to > maintain. I found the library page and will continue looking for more comprehensive documentation. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | The Environmental Permitting Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.(TM) | Accelerator <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
