[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 279

[Ken Manheimer]

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Ken Manheimer wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Tim Peters wrote:
> 
> > > So now I'd like to choose between enumerate() and indexer().  Any
> > > closing arguments?
> > 
> > I'm leaving that quote anonymous so nobody gives it more or less weight than
> > it deserves <wink>.  I prefer enumerate(), because a transitive verb is more
> > appropriate than a noun.  OTOH, enumerate() is just a fancy pants way of
> > saying "countoff()", which is nicely confusable with operator.countOf if
> > you're tired <wink>.
> 
> I know i'm late for this party, but i'd like to introduce 'itemize()'.
> 
> "Everybody, itemize().  Itemize(), everybody.  Pleased to meetcha, i'm 
> sure."
> 
> Nice thing about itemize is it turns values into key/value tuples, much 
> like .items() on various sequences.

Whoops, twice - ".items() on mappings", and i was wrong, besides, as 
raymond pointed out...

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Ken
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