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Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements

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On Sunday, September 30, 2012 1:19:22 AM UTC+8, Ian wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 11:01 AM, 88888 Dihedral
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> <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> >
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> > Don't you get it why I avoided the lambda one liner as a functon.
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> >
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> > I prefer the def way with a name chosen.
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> Certainly, but the Bresenham line algorithm is O(n), which is why it
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> is so superior to quicksort that is O(n log n).  Of course you might
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> try the Capo Ferro optimization, but I find that Thibault cancels out
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> Capo Ferro, don't you?

OK! I'll illustrate the lazy aspect of the python interpreter furthermore.

a=[1,2,3]
b=[a]*4 # different from a sliced copy as [list(a)]*4
print b
a[1]=4
print b
#-----
a=666 # type morphed
print b 

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using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements TP <TP@frenoespam.fr.invalid> - 2012-09-26 23:20 +0200
  Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 15:39 -0600
  Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-26 14:43 -0700
    Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-26 15:07 -0700
      Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-26 15:28 -0700
        Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2012-09-26 17:45 -0500
          Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-26 15:53 -0700
          Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-26 15:53 -0700
          Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-27 14:24 -0700
          Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-27 14:24 -0700
          Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 06:46 -0700
            Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-29 10:01 -0700
              Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 11:18 -0600
                Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-29 11:50 -0700
                Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-29 11:50 -0700
              Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 03:41 +1000
            Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-29 10:01 -0700
          Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 06:46 -0700
  Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-09-26 14:45 -0700

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