> > for x in string: > > if x in chars: > > string[i] = '' > > I just have a hangover from other languages, but I really wanted to know > how Python handles iteration over a variable which is being changed > within the loop itself. Is the "for" condition evaluated in every loop?
Its bad practice to delete a member in the collection being iterated but Python copes OK if you just change the current item. Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor