On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:15 PM 6/23/2008, Kent Johnson wrote:
>> You should learn how to use list comprehensions: >> alist_tup_elements_reversed.append = [ (x[1], x[0]) for x in alist ] > > Now, that's why I don't use them. They don't make sense, I thought. But > that's a typo, or a paste-o, right? You meant > alist_tup_elements_reversed = [ (x[1], x[0]) for x in alist ], which works. Yes, a paste-o. I have a short introduction to list comprehensions here: http://personalpages.tds.net/~kent37/kk/00003.html Although the syntax takes a little getting used to, I think it is just because it is an unusual concept. I find list comps easier to write and understand than the equivalent loop. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
