[Python-ideas] if-statement in for-loop

[Sven R. Kunze]

On 05.10.2016 11:20, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Eg, there's no question in my mind that
>
>      for i in range(m):
>          for j in range (n):
>              for k in range (p):
>                  m_out(i, k) += m_in1(i, j) * m_in2(j, k)
>
> is easier to read[1] than
>
>      for i in range(m) for j in range (n) for k in range (p):
>          m_out(i, k) += m_in1(i, j) * m_in2(j, k)
>
> despite costing two lines and two levels of indentation.  YMMV, of
> course, but I suspect most senior devs will disagree with you.

I agree with you on this when it comes to long-living production code.


For small scripts this is still useful. Not everybody writes huge 
programs, which needs to adhere to style guides and QA.


Cheers,
Sven