empty clause of for loops
Tim Chase
python.list at tim.thechases.com
Wed Mar 16 15:39:34 EDT 2016
On 2016-03-16 16:53, Peter Otten wrote:
> > item=None
> > for item in items:
> > #do stuff
> if item is None:
> > #do something else
>
> I like that better now I see it.
The only problem with that is if your iterable returns None as the
last item:
items = ["Something here", None]
item = None
for item in items:
print(repr(item))
if item is None:
print("Empty iterable") # wait, no it's not!
You'd have to use a sentinel like Ruud mentions further up-list:
x = sentinal = object()
for x in sequence:
print(repr(x))
if x is sentinal:
print("Empty iterable")
-tkc
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