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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:11:24 +1100
Subject: Re: Explanation of this Python language feature? [x for x in x for x in x] (to flatten a nested list)
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On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> wrote:
> What is needed is the explicit closure "grab" recommended by ChrisA.

Which does work. You do know why, right?

ChrisA