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Re: how to get the ordinal number in list

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On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:15:03 PM UTC+5:30, Rustom Mody wrote:
> >>> # Works the same (SEEMINGLY)

> ... # Now change the return to an yield
> ... 
> >>> def search(x,y):    
> ...    for id ,value in enumerate(x):
> ...        if y==value : yield id
> ... 
> >>> search(["x1","x2","x3", "x2", "x5", "x2"], "x2")
> >>> # Hmm wazzat?!
> ... list(search(["x1","x2","x3", "x2", "x5", "x2"], "x2"))
> [1, 3, 5]

Now you can of course use that to print if you choose

>>> for x in search(["x1","x2","x3"], "x2"):
...   print x
1


But you can also put some other possibly more complex and useful action there
in place of the print if you choose.

With the print version that's not an option.

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how to get the ordinal number in list luofeiyu <elearn2014@gmail.com> - 2014-08-09 10:22 -0700
  Re: how to get the ordinal number in list Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2014-08-09 14:13 +0200
  Re: how to get the ordinal number in list Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-08-10 10:45 -0700
    Re: how to get the ordinal number in list Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-08-10 11:00 -0700
  Re: how to get the ordinal number in list ismeal shanshi <stuffstorehouse2014@gmail.com> - 2014-08-10 16:56 -0700

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