Carroll, Barry wrote:
>> >>> permuteList=permute2(word[0:pos]+word[pos+1:len(word)])
>> >>> # Now, tack the first char onto each word in the list
>> >>> # and add it to the output
>> >>> for item in permuteList:
>> >>> retList.append(word[pos]+item)
This could be
retList.extend([word[pos]+item for item in permuteList])
or in Python 2.4 omit the extra brackets:
retList.extend(word[pos]+item for item in permuteList)
The list comprehension
lst = [word[pos]+item for item in permuteList]
is equivalent to
lst = []
for item in permuteList:
lst.append(word[pos]+item)
PS Don't get too crazy about eliminating intermediate variables, they can make
the code more readable.
Kent
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