hi,
I need to do some for loop on iterables which could be empty
sometimes, for example
a_list = []
for i in a_list:
#do something
is this safe? or should I put a if statement to test it first?
Thanks
james 11 1013
james_027 <ca********@gmail.comwrites:
for i in []:
#do something
is this safe? or should I put a if statement to test it first?
That doesn't crash or anything like that, but it also doesn't
set the index variable, which can cause confusion in some situations.
hi Paul,
>
That doesn't crash or anything like that, but it also doesn't
set the index variable, which can cause confusion in some situations.
Thanks for your quick answer ... Actually I was thinking how do I
access the index inside a for statement? Can you help
Thanks
james
james_027 <ca********@gmail.comwrites:
Thanks for your quick answer ... Actually I was thinking how do I
access the index inside a for statement? Can you help
It sounds like you're just starting to learn the language... have you
read the online tutorial yet? That is a pretty easy introduction.
See: http://python.org/doc/
Anyway, you can say
for i in (1,2,3):
print i*5
to print 5, 10, and 15 on separate lines, for example.
hi,
It sounds like you're just starting to learn the language... have you
read the online tutorial yet? That is a pretty easy introduction.
See:http://python.org/doc/
Anyway, you can say
for i in (1,2,3):
print i*5
to print 5, 10, and 15 on separate lines, for example.
Yes i am new to python :). I am sorry I should be clarify myself ...
for example
l = ['j', 'a', 'm', 'e', 's']
for i in l
# i want to know the nth number of times it has loop thru or
something like counter?
Thanks
james
On 8/22/07, james_027 <ca********@gmail.comwrote:
hi Paul,
That doesn't crash or anything like that, but it also doesn't
set the index variable, which can cause confusion in some situations.
Thanks for your quick answer ... Actually I was thinking how do I
access the index inside a for statement? Can you help
Have a look at "enumerate", You can iterate over a list like:
for i,x in enumerate(['a', 'b', 'c']):
print i, x
It prints:
0 a
1 b
2 c
cheers,
amit
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james_027 <ca********@gmail.comwrites:
Yes i am new to python :). I am sorry I should be clarify myself ...
for example
l = ['j', 'a', 'm', 'e', 's']
for i in l
# i want to know the nth number of times it has loop thru or
something like counter?
Oh I see. You have to combine a couple of concepts but for this
example you'd say:
name = 'james' # 'l' looks too much like the digit 1
for i,c in enumerate(name):
print i, c
print i
enumerate(name) generates the sequence
(0,'j'), (1,'a'), (2,'m'), (3,'e'), (4,'s')
and the above loop splits those tuples into two indexes i and c.
You should probably read the tutorial and work through the examples.
If you get something wrong with this basic stuff, your computer won't
explode or anything like that, so try stuff out. Be more careful when
you start using library routines that can delete files ;).
hi,
Oh I see. You have to combine a couple of concepts but for this
example you'd say:
name = 'james' # 'l' looks too much like the digit 1
for i,c in enumerate(name):
print i, c
print i
enumerate(name) generates the sequence
(0,'j'), (1,'a'), (2,'m'), (3,'e'), (4,'s')
and the above loop splits those tuples into two indexes i and c.
You should probably read the tutorial and work through the examples.
If you get something wrong with this basic stuff, your computer won't
explode or anything like that, so try stuff out. Be more careful when
you start using library routines that can delete files ;).
Thanks, it just that I am afraid of coding that something works but
ugly or inefficient.
cheers,
james
james_027 schrieb:
hi,
>Oh I see. You have to combine a couple of concepts but for this example you'd say:
name = 'james' # 'l' looks too much like the digit 1 for i,c in enumerate(name): print i, c print i
enumerate(name) generates the sequence
(0,'j'), (1,'a'), (2,'m'), (3,'e'), (4,'s')
and the above loop splits those tuples into two indexes i and c.
You should probably read the tutorial and work through the examples. If you get something wrong with this basic stuff, your computer won't explode or anything like that, so try stuff out. Be more careful when you start using library routines that can delete files ;).
Thanks, it just that I am afraid of coding that something works but
ugly or inefficient.
While it is desireable to not only write working, but also aesthetically
pleasing code, as a beginner you shouldn't worry too much. The sense of
aesthetics develops with time. Important is to try and grasp the idioms
of the language, around here ofter referred to as "beeing pythonic."
For example, the concept of iterators, and that for most of the times
you don't need or want an index. And if you really need it, create it
like paul showed you above.
Diez
Here's another simple method:
l = ['j', 'a', 'm', 'e', 's']
counter = 0
for i in l:
# Do your code
counter += 1
print counter
Yrs,
Eric
l = ['j', 'a', 'm', 'e', 's']
for i in l
# i want to know the nth number of times it has loop thru or
something like counter?
Thanks
james
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Amit Khemka wrote:
On 8/22/07, james_027 <ca********@gmail.comwrote:
>hi Paul,
>>That doesn't crash or anything like that, but it also doesn't set the index variable, which can cause confusion in some situations.
Thanks for your quick answer ... Actually I was thinking how do I access the index inside a for statement? Can you help
Have a look at "enumerate", You can iterate over a list like:
for i,x in enumerate(['a', 'b', 'c']):
print i, x
It prints:
0 a
1 b
2 c
Also remember that string are iterable:
>>for x in enumerate("James"):
.... print x
....
(0, 'J')
(1, 'a')
(2, 'm')
(3, 'e')
(4, 's')
>>>
regards
Steve
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While it is desireable to not only write working, but also
aesthetically pleasing code, as a beginner you shouldn't worry
too much. The sense of aesthetics develops with time. Important
is to try and grasp the idioms of the language, around here
ofter referred to as "beeing pythonic."
It's hard to keep up with the new buzzwords that keep popping up
in this group.
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