Re: [Python-Dev] a feature i'd like to see in python #1: better iteration control

On 12/3/06, Ben Wing <ben@666.com> wrote:

many times writing somewhat complex loops over lists i've found the need to sometimes delete an item from the list. currently there's no easy way to do so; basically, you have to write something like

As I don't believe there's any need for a language extension, I've posted my approach to this on comp.lang.python: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/724aa6b... Note that deleting from the list as you iterate over it tends to have very poor performance for larger lists. My post includes some timings, demonstrating this. -- Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus