Arnaud Delobelle a écrit : > On Mar 13, 8:53 pm, Bruno Desthuilliers > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Paul Rubin a écrit : > > [snip] > >>> Iterators like that are a new Python feature >> List comps are not that new (2.0 or 2.1 ?): >> print "\n".join([contact for name, contact in contacts.items() \ >> if search.match(name)]) > > You can write this, but: > * it is difficult to argue that it is more readable than Paul's (or > my) 'imperative' version;
I personnaly find it more readable. To me, it tells what, not how. > * it has no obvious performance benefit, No. >>> and they have >>> some annoying characteristics, like the way they mutate when you touch >>> them. >> While sequences are iterables, all iterables are not sequences. Know >> what you use, and you'll be fine. > > ...And know when to use for statements :) Don't worry, I still use them when appropriate. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
