On 1 February 2012 12:39, Paulo da Silva <p_s_d_a_s_i_l_...@netcabo.pt>wrote:
> Hi! > > What is the best way to iterate thru a huge list having the 1st element > a different process? I.e.: > > process1(mylist[0]) > for el in mylist[1:]: > process2(el) > > This way mylist is almost duplicated, isn't it? > If you are sure that mylist contains at least one element: >>> mylist = [1, 2, 3] >>> i = iter(mylist) >>> print next(i) 1 >>> for el in i: ... print el ... 2 3 Note: for older pythons, you may need i.next() instead of next(i). If mylist may be empty, you will need some error handling. Tim Delaney
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