wesley chun wrote: > from string import printable as prglobal > def printable(s): > prlocal = prglobal > for x in s: > if x not in prlocal: > return False > return True > > the solutions using LCs above are great when it comes to an expressive > piece of code in a one-liner, but i feel there's a waste of > time/memory. the use of GEs is better, but it still has to iterate > over the entire string when i don't feel that it should be necessary > as per my example. anyway, just my $0.02! not the shortest, but > hopefully the fastest!
any() and all() also short-circuit, and they move the iteration out of Python into the C runtime. My guess is the solutions with any() and all() and equivalent hoisting of string.printable will be faster than yours, but I don't want to take the time to check ATM...I would also try using set(string.printable) instead of string.printable... Anyone feel like spending some time with timeit? Otherwise we're just guessing anyway. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
