Help With Python

[Steven Bethard]

Thomas Guettler wrote:
> Am Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:55:28 +0000 schrieb Judi Keplar:
> 
> 
>>I am currently taking a course to learn Python and was looking for 
>>some help.  I need to write a Python statement to print a comma-
>>separated repetition of the word, "Spam", written 511 times ("Spam, 
>>Spam, � Spam").
>>
>>Can anybody help me get started?  I am completely new to programming!
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> # This way, there is a comma after the last:
> import sys
> for i in range(511):
>     sys.stdout.write("Spam, ")
> 
> # No comma at the end:
> mylist=[]
> for i in range(511):
>     mylist.append("Spam")
> print ", ".join(mylist)

# also no comma at the end, using a list comprehension
print ", ".join(["Spam" for _ in xrange(511)])

# also no comma at the end, using a generator expresssion (Python 2.4)
print ", ".join("Spam" for _ in xrange(511))

Steve