[Python-ideas] Powerset

[Pål Grønås Drange]

> Is there a name for an iteration of the powerset which is more useful for
binary search? I.e. instead of starting with null set, start with the
"middle" ( r/2 ).
>
> Maybe a bit OT, but is there a name for such a combinatorial search?

Not that I know of, especially since this has the unfortunate drawback that
you're going through the largest part of the search space first. Usually, I
find that I want to do the opposite from this; go from both ends
simultaneously.

Hasan, if you recall that the powerset is just
`yield from S choose k for k from 0 to |S|+1`,
you see that that is exactly the implementation in the examples page.

Best regards,
Pål GD
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