Re: [Python-ideas] first() and last() tests in for x in y loops

On 7/20/2010 1:03 PM, et gmail wrote:

I could see the code looking something like this for item in List: if __first__: print ‘we are in the first loop’ doSomething() if __last__ is False: print ‘,’

Sorry if the formatting is a little off.

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Does something like this already exist

I am posting an extended answer to "How to treat the first or last item differently" on python-list (gmane.comp.python.general) so that others can see and find it. -- Terry Jan Reedy