[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I googled and wiki'ed, but couldn't find a concise clear answer
as to how python "list comprehensions" got their name.
Who picked the name? What was the direct inspiration, another
language? What language was the first to have such a construct?
I get that it's based on set notation.
The etymology of 'com-prehend' is with-grab, where prehend comes from
the same Latin verb as prehensile (able to grab). A set comprehension
(which has also been called things like 'set-builder notation') includes
or grabs the whole set in one expression, instead of listing members
one-by-one.
tjr
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