Iterate from 2nd element of a huge list

Paulo da Silva p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a at netcabo.pt
Tue Jan 31 22:34:33 EST 2012


Em 01-02-2012 03:16, Paulo da Silva escreveu:
> Em 01-02-2012 01:39, Paulo da Silva escreveu:
>> Hi!
>>
>> What is the best way to iterate thru a huge list having the 1st element
>> a different process? I.e.:
>>
>> process1(mylist[0])
>> for el in mylist[1:]:
>> 	process2(el)
>>
>> This way mylist is almost duplicated, isn't it?
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> 
> I think iter is nice for what I need.
> Thank you very much to all who responded.

BTW, iter seems faster than iterating thru mylist[1:]!



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