Noah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> What is the fastest way to select N items at a time from a dictionary?
> I'm iterating over a dictionary of many thousands of items.
> I want to operate on only 100 items at a time.
> I want to avoid copying items using any sort of slicing.
I'd do something like (untested):
def groups(seq, n):
while True:
s = list(itertools.islice(seq, n))
if not s: return
yield s
items = d.iteritems()
for g in groups(items, 100):
operate_on (g)
> Does itertools copy items?
I don't understand this question.
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