On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:03:54 -0800, miller.paul.w wrote: > for _ in xrange (1,n): > some code ... > So, I guess I'm wondering if anyone else uses a similar idiom and if > there are any downsides to it that I'm not aware of.
Sometimes, but not often. If I'm writing a use-once-then-throw-away script, it's too much trouble to press the Shift key to get an underscore *wink*, so I tend to just use i or x for the loop variable. If I'm writing something I intend to keep, but don't care too much about, I'll use _, i or x about equal numbers of times, depending on whim. If I was writing something important I expected others to read, I'd use dummy. I wouldn't go so far as to say "Don't use that idiom!", but it's not something I use often. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
