"m g william" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> #now replace all 'rng's with consecutive streams
> #===============================================
> def static_num():
> ''' this is a generator function that avoids globals
> yield differentiates fn as generator fn which freezes
> '''
> x = 0
> while True:
> x += 1
> yield str(x)
>
> static = static_num().next
Also, check out itertools.count (one of many tools from the excellent
itertools module), as in:
static - itertools.count().next
- no need to roll this function for yourself. You still need to call it for
each substitution, though, as described elsewhere.
-- Paul
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