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Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path

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From Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk>
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Subject Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path
Date Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:37:42 +0100
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"Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> writes:

> It seems that if you do a list(group) you have consumed the list. This
> screwed me up for a while, and seems very counter-intuitive.

You've consumed the *group* which is an iterator, in order to construct
a list from its elements. Sorry if this is excessively nit-picking, but
it generally helps to keep these things very clear in your own mind.

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Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-18 15:20 -0700
  Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-18 15:49 -0700
    Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 12:00 -0700
      Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-19 12:43 -0700
        Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 18:01 -0700
          Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-07-20 09:35 +0200
          Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-20 00:51 -0700
          Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2012-07-20 09:37 +0100
    Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 11:52 -0700
      Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-19 12:56 -0700
        Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 17:58 -0700
  Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path Simon Cropper <simoncropper@fossworkflowguides.com> - 2012-07-19 10:36 +1000
    Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 11:54 -0700
      RE: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-07-19 19:02 +0000
        Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 12:06 -0700
          Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-19 22:32 +0100
            Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 18:01 -0700
              Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 20:07 -0700
                Re: Finding duplicate file names and modifying them based on elements of the path MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-20 16:45 +0100

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