[Python-Dev] PEP 3142: Add a "while" clause to generator expressions (original) (raw)

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De: Gerald Britton <gerald.britton at gmail.com> Para: Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> CC: python-dev at python.org Enviado: lunes, 19 de enero, 2009 15:03:47 Asunto: Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 3142: Add a "while" clause to generator expressions

Duly noted and thanks for the feedback!  (just what I was looking for actually).  I do disagree with the idea that the proposal, if implemented, would make Python harder to learn.  Not sure who would find it harder.  Having to find and use takewhile was harder for me. I still find that one counter-intuitive.  I would have expected the parameters in the reverse order (take something, while something else is true).  Tripped me up a few times, which got me thinking about an alternative.

Are you even sure the list comprehension doesn't already shortcut evaluation?

This quick test in 2.6 hints otherwise:

_a = (i for i in range(10) if i**2<10)_ _a.next()_ 0 _a.next()_ 1 _a.next()_ 2 _a.next()_ 3 _a.next()_ Traceback (most recent call last):   File "<pyshell#32>", line 1, in     a.next() StopIteration

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