Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.franciliens.net!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!newsfeed.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!feeder3.eweka.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.039 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; 'else:': 0.03; 'elif': 0.04; 'caller': 0.07; 'welcome.': 0.07; 'arg': 0.09; 'integer,': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'def': 0.10; "range'": 0.16; "time'": 0.16; 'supposed': 0.21; 'hours,': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'script': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'correct': 0.28; 'asks': 0.29; 'behavior.': 0.29; 'strings,': 0.29; 'subject:other': 0.29; 'subject:some': 0.29; 'url:mailman': 0.29; 'url:python': 0.32; '-----': 0.32; "skip:' 20": 0.32; 'url:listinfo': 0.32; 'code:': 0.33; 'subject:?': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'test': 0.36; 'thank': 0.36; 'skip:p 20': 0.36; 'hours.': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'store': 0.38; 'gives': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'think': 0.40; 'remove': 0.61; 'you.': 0.61; 'received:194': 0.61; 'provide': 0.62; 'information': 0.63; 'here': 0.65; 'person,': 0.65; 'forward': 0.66; 'disclose': 0.69; 'notice:': 0.71; 'privileged.': 0.72; 'subject:this': 0.84; 'medium.': 0.91; 'transport,': 0.91; 'story.': 0.93 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,865,1355094000"; d="scan'208";a="1295280" X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.sequans.com Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:32:03 +0100 (CET) From: Jean-Michel Pichavant To: Santosh Kumar In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Zimbra 7.2.2_GA_2852 (ZimbraWebClient - GC7 (Linux)/7.2.2_GA_2852) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 30 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1363617125 news.xs4all.nl 6980 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46292 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:41427 LS0tLS0gT3JpZ2luYWwgTWVzc2FnZSAtLS0tLQo+IFRoaXMgc2ltcGxlIHNjcmlwdCBpcyBhYm91 dCBhIHB1YmxpYyB0cmFuc3BvcnQsIGhlcmUgaXMgdGhlIGNvZGU6Cj4gCj4gZGVmIHJlcG9ydF9z dGF0dXMoc2hvdWxkX2JlX29uLCBjYW1lX29uKToKPiAgICAgaWYgc2hvdWxkX2JlX29uIDwgMC4w IG9yIHNob3VsZF9iZV9vbiA+IDI0LjAgb3IgY2FtZV9vbiA8IDAuMCBvcgo+IGNhbWVfb24gPiAy NC4wOgo+ICAgICAgICAgcmV0dXJuICd0aW1lIG5vdCBpbiByYW5nZScKPiAgICAgZWxpZiBzaG91 bGRfYmVfb24gPT0gY2FtZV9vbjoKPiAgICAgICAgIHJldHVybiAnb24gdGltZScKPiAgICAgZWxp ZiBzaG91bGRfYmVfb24gPiBjYW1lX29uOgo+ICAgICAgICAgcmV0dXJuICdlYXJseScKPiAgICAg ZWxpZiBzaG91bGRfYmVfb24gPCBjYW1lX29uOgo+ICAgICAgICAgcmV0dXJuICdkZWxheWVkJwo+ ICAgICBlbHNlOgo+ICAgICAgICAgcmV0dXJuICdzb21ldGhpbmcgbWlnaHQgYmUgd3JvbmcnCj4g Cj4gcHJpbnQocmVwb3J0X3N0YXR1cygxMjMsIDEyLjApKQo+IAo+IEkgYW0gbG9va2luZyBmb3J3 YXJkIG9mIG1ha2UgdGhlIGxpbmUgc3RhcnRpbmcgd2l0aCBgaWZgIHNob3J0Lgo+IAo+IEFueSB0 aXBzIGFyZSB3ZWxjb21lLgo+IC0tCj4gaHR0cDovL21haWwucHl0aG9uLm9yZy9tYWlsbWFuL2xp c3RpbmZvL3B5dGhvbi1saXN0CgpZb3UgY2FuIHJlbW92ZSB0aGUgJ2lmJyBsaW5lLCByZXBvcnRf c3RhdHVzIGFza3MgZm9yIGhvdXJzLCB0aGUgY2FsbGVyIGlzIHN1cHBvc2VkIHRvIHByb3ZpZGUg dmFsaWQgaG91cnMuIFdoYXQgaWYgdGhlIGNhbGxlciBnaXZlcyB5b3Ugc3RyaW5ncywgaW50ZWdl ciwgZmxvYXRzID8gIFRoaXMgaXMgYSBuZXZlciBlbmRpbmcgc3RvcnkuCgoKZGVmIHJlcG9ydF9z dGF0dXMoc2hvdWxkX2JlX29uLCBjYW1lX29uKToKCiAgICAjIHdlbGwgaWYgeW91IHJlYWxseSBy ZWFsbHkgd2FudCB0byB0ZXN0IGl0CiAgICBhc3NlcnQoYWxsKFtpbnQoYXJnKSBpbiByYW5nZSgw LDI0KSBmb3IgYXJnIGluIChzaG91bGRfYmVfb24sIGNhbWVfb24pXSkpIAoKICAgIHJldHVybiB7 IDAgOiAnb24gdGltZScsIC0xIDogJ2RlbGF5ZWQnLCAxIDogJ2Vhcmx5J31bY21wKHNob3VsZF9i ZV9vbiwgY2FtZV9vbildCgoKSk0KCk5vdGUgOiBpbiBteSBleGFtcGxlLCAyNC4wIGlzIGV4Y2x1 ZGVkIGZyb20gdGhlIHZhbGlkIGR1cmF0aW9ucyBidXQgSSB0aGluayB0aGlzIGlzIHRoZSBjb3Jy ZWN0IGJlaGF2aW9yLgoKCi0tIElNUE9SVEFOVCBOT1RJQ0U6IAoKVGhlIGNvbnRlbnRzIG9mIHRo aXMgZW1haWwgYW5kIGFueSBhdHRhY2htZW50cyBhcmUgY29uZmlkZW50aWFsIGFuZCBtYXkgYWxz byBiZSBwcml2aWxlZ2VkLiBJZiB5b3UgYXJlIG5vdCB0aGUgaW50ZW5kZWQgcmVjaXBpZW50LCBw bGVhc2Ugbm90aWZ5IHRoZSBzZW5kZXIgaW1tZWRpYXRlbHkgYW5kIGRvIG5vdCBkaXNjbG9zZSB0 aGUgY29udGVudHMgdG8gYW55IG90aGVyIHBlcnNvbiwgdXNlIGl0IGZvciBhbnkgcHVycG9zZSwg b3Igc3RvcmUgb3IgY29weSB0aGUgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24gaW4gYW55IG1lZGl1bS4gVGhhbmsgeW91 Lgo=