Newbie: conventional instead of recursive way

[Laura Creighton]

> "Igor Zivkovic" <izivkov1 at jagor.srce.hr> wrote in message
> news:atqrif$fe6$1 at bagan.srce.hr...
> > Paul Rubin <phr-n2002b at nospamnightsong.com> wrote:
> >
> > > def printList(L):
> > >   for x in L:
> > >     if type(x) == type([]):
> > >        printList(x)
> > >     else:
> > >        print x
> >
> > Thanks, but I'm looking for a pure conventional solution so no recursions
> > are allowed.
> >
> 
> You can look as long as you like. What makes you feel that recursion is
> "unconventional"? It's a perfectly valid technique for dealing with
> recursive data structures, and in fact the most natural way to handle them.
> Or is this purely an intellectual exercise? I just don't see what you hope
> to gain by avoiding recursion.
> 
> regards
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Methinks he gets his csc homework done for him without cracking open
his brain, but perhaps I am cynical. In case I have nailed it, though ...

Knock knock! Open up your brain like that!  It works better when it can 
flap on both sides ...  

Laura
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