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Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature)

Date 2014-03-28 17:23 -0500
From Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature)
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On 3/28/14 5:12 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>>
>> No. This has to be a better way to flatten lists:
>>
>>  >>> from functools import reduce
>>
>>  >>> import operator as λ
>>
>>  >>> reduce(λ.add, l)
>> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
>>
>
> Why reinvent yet another way of flattening lists, particulary one that
> doesn't use the far more sensible:-

    { particularly }

>
> from operator import add
>
> As for the stupid symbol that you're using, real programmers don't give
> a damn about such things, they prefer writing plain, simple, boring code
> that is easy to read.

:-))    as RMS would say, "playful hacking, dude, playful hacking..."



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Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 16:56 -0500
  Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-28 22:12 +0000
    Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 17:23 -0500
      Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-29 02:33 +0000
        Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 22:04 -0500
          Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 20:21 -0700
            Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-29 15:46 +0000
          Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-29 14:21 +1100
            Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 22:39 -0500
    Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 17:23 -0500
    Re: Howto flaten a list of lists was (Explanation of this Python language feature) mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-03-29 15:59 +0000

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