[Python-Dev] Lockstep iteration - eureka!

[Guido van Rossum]

> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > I forget what indices() was -- is it the moreal equivalent of keys()?

[Ping]
> Yes, it's range(len(s)).
> 
> > If irange(s) is zip(range(len(s)), s), I see how that's a bit
> > unwieldy.  In the past there were syntax proposals, e.g. ``for i
> > indexing s''.  Maybe you and Just can draft a PEP?
> 
> In the same vein as zip(), i think it's much easier to just toss in
> a couple of built-ins than try to settle on a new syntax.  (I already
> uploaded a patch to add indices() and irange() to the built-ins,
> immediately after i posted my first message on this thread.)
> 
> Surely a PEP isn't required for a couple of built-in functions that
> are simple and well understood?  You can just call thumbs-up or
> thumbs-down and be done with it.

-1 for indices

-0 for irange

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)