On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Tony Cappellini wrote:
> > Here's a quick function that should force a certain length on an
> > iterator:
> >
> > ###
> > def ipad(iterable, length, sentinel=None):
> > i = 0
> > for thing in iterable:
> > yield thing
> > i = i + 1
> > while i < length:
> > yield sentinel
> > i = i + 1
> > ###
>
> BTW, is your def ipad() function the 20gb, 40gb, or 60gb model ? :-)
Hi Tony,
Oh, I had some terrible puns I was going to use in the last message.
Here's one, just for your amusement:
###
import sys
def ipad_maxi(iterable, sentinel=None):
"""Applies a maximum ipad()ding on a given iterable."""
return ipad(iterable, sys.maxint, sentinel)
###
But getting back on topic: I like Kent's solution with map() much better
than my own. I had completely forgotten that map() had a special case
that applies directly to what you're trying to do.
Best of wishes to you!
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