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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:56:47 -0500
Subject: Re: suggestions for improving code fragment please
From: Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:47 PM, The Night Tripper <jkn+gg@nicorp.co.uk>wrote:

> Hi there
>     I'm being very dumb ... how can I simplify this fragment?
>
i = 0
while arglist:
    self.myparm[i] = arglist.pop(0)
    i += 1



>         if arglist:
>             arglist.pop(0)
>             if arglist:
>                 self.myparm1 = arglist.pop(0)
>                 if arglist:
>                     self.myparm2 = arglist.pop(0)
>                     if arglist:
>                         self.myparm3 = arglist.pop(0)
>                         if arglist:
>                             self.parm4 = arglist.pop(0)
>         # ...
>
>     Thanks
>     J^n
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:47 PM, The Night Tripper <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jkn+gg@nicorp.co.uk" target=3D"_blank">jkn+gg@nicor=
p.co.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi there<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I&#39;m being very dumb ... how can I simplify this fragment?=
<br></blockquote><div>i =3D 0<br></div><div>while arglist:<br></div><div>=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 self.myparm[i] =3D arglist.pop(0)<br></div><div>=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 i +=3D 1<br><br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 if arglist:<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 arglist.pop(0)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 if arglist:<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 self.myparm1 =3D ar=
glist.pop(0)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 if arglist:<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 self.=
myparm2 =3D arglist.pop(0)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 if ar=
glist:<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 self.myparm3 =3D arglist.pop(0)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 if arglist:<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 self.parm4 =3D arglist.pop(0)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 # ...<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 J^n<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
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=3D"ltr"><div>Joel Goldstick<br></div><a href=3D"http://joelgoldstick.com" =
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