Python for beginners or not? [was Re: syntax difference]

[Alister]

On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:42:27 +0100, Mark Lawrence wrote:

> On 25/06/18 10:10, Alister via Python-list wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:36:25 +0400, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote:
>> 
>>> i think he means like for a loop to iterate over a list you might do
>>>
>>> list = [1,2,3]
>>> for i in range(len(list)):
>>>      print(list[i])
>>>
>>>
>>> but the you might as well go for the simpler :
>>>
>>>
>>> for elem in list:
>>>
>>>       print(elem)
>>>
>>> Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> for i in range(len(list)): is a python anti-pattern it is almost a 100%
>> guarantee that you are doing something wrong*
>> 
>> *as with all rules of thumb there is probably at least 1 exception that
>> the python experts will now point out.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> The exception is that if you really do need the index, you write:-
> 
> for i, elem in enumerate(list):

I would not call that an exception, that is still the correct way to 
obtain the index during the loop




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