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| Date | Wed, 11 May 2011 12:17:33 -0700 |
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Hans Georg Schaathun wrote: > On Wed, 11 May 2011 13:50:54 -0400, Prasad, Ramit > <ramit.prasad@jpmchase.com> wrote: > : I find this argument to be flawed. Should I stop using built-in > : generators instead of range/xrange for looping through lists? > : Certainly for loops with loop counting are understood more widely > : than generators. Should I stop using any advanced feature Python > : because it is difficult to understand without knowing Python? > > No; I'd suggest the most legible and intuitive construct that /does/ the > job. Never something which requires one extra (illegible) page to do > the job, or something which does not do the job at all. > > : I may not have made the point well, but I cannot see any advantage > : for trying to program for the lowest common denominator. > > Common to what? I'd try the lowest common denominator of > legibility and effictiveness. > > It is just KISS. 'if li' *is* KISS. ~Ethan~
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Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-06 14:49 -0500
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Re: checking if a list is empty Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-05-11 08:53 -0700
RE: checking if a list is empty "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmchase.com> - 2011-05-11 13:50 -0400
Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-11 19:15 +0100
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Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-09 16:58 -0500
Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-09 23:34 +0000
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Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-09 19:10 -0500
Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-09 19:19 -0500
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Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-08 22:56 -0500
Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-09 17:30 -0400
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