[Python-ideas] Calling a function of a list without accumulating results

[Terry Jones]

What's the most compact way to repeatedly call a function on a list without
accumulating the results?

While I can accumulate results via

    a = [f(x) for x in mylist]

or with a generator, there doesn't seem to be a way to do this without
accumulating the results. I guess I need to either use the above and ignore
the result, or use

    for x in mylist:
        f(x)

I run into this need quite frequently. If I write

    [f(x) for x in mylist]

with no assignment, will Python notice that I don't want the accumulated
results and silently toss them for me?

A possible syntax change would be to allow the unadorned

    f(x) for x in mylist

And raise an error if someone tries to assign to this.

Terry