Elegantly subsplitting a sequence

[Steven Taschuk]

Quoth I:
  [...]
>     def subsplit(iterable, groupsize=1):
>         it = iter(iterable)
>         try:
>             while True:
>                 portion = []
>                 for _ in range(groupsize):
>                     portion.append(it.next())
>                 yield tuple(portion)
>         finally:
>             if portion:
>                 yield tuple(portion)
> 
> might be preferable.

Heh.  Except that that code won't compile.  Fixed:

    def subsplit(iterable, groupsize=1):
        it = iter(iterable)
        while True:
            portion = []
            try:
                for _ in range(groupsize):
                    portion.append(it.next())
            finally:
                if portion:
                    yield tuple(portion)

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Steven Taschuk                               staschuk at telusplanet.net
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