[Python-Dev] Efficient predicates for the standard library
Christian Stork
cstork at ics.uci.edu
Mon Oct 6 07:44:28 EDT 2003
On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 12:19:54PM +0100, Gareth McCaughan wrote:
...
> def any(pred, *iterables):
>
> I think the ability to work with multiple sequences (and
> not to have to use the argument order iter1, pred, iter2, ...)
> is more important than the ability to avoid typing "bool,".
Raymond would tell you to use either chain() or izip() on your
*iterables. ;-) This would also make clear what is actually meant.
> Another option would be
>
> def any(*iterables, pred=bool):
>>> def any(*iterables, pred=bool):
------------------------------------------------------------
File "<stdin>", line 1
def any(*iterables, pred=bool):
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
-Chris
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