[Tutor] Extracting words..

alan.gauld@bt.com alan.gauld@bt.com
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:55:38 -0000


> could also do it with lists, but the execution time grows
> exponentially with the data size :

True, but at least its shorter to code using map:

> Lst = ['JavaScript', 'MacWeek', 'MacWeek', 'CompuServe', 'CompuServe' ]

  Lst = map(lambda item: item not in Lst, Lst)

Or if you must you could use list comprehension... ;-)

But isn't there a uniq() method on lists nowadays? 
Or have I been hallucinating again?

Alan G