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

[Fred Drake]

On Sep 27, 2007, at 1:02 PM, Arnaud Delobelle wrote:
> def exhaust(iterable):
>    for i in iterable: pass
>
> Then you can write:
>
> exhaust(f(x) for x in mylist)

Ooooh... I like this!  Anyone who needs such a construct can just  
write their own exhaust() function, too, since I see no reason to  
pollute the distribution with this.


   -Fred

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