expression form of one-to-many dict?
Steven Bethard
steven.bethard at gmail.com
Fri Dec 17 19:32:11 EST 2004
Fernando Perez wrote:
>
> outlist = map(foo,inlist)
>
> is still better in my book, and far more readable, than
>
> outlist = [foo(x) for x in inlist]
>
> The map form, in this case, parses instantly in my brain, while the listcomp
> certainly takes a few cycles. And note that I'm not talking about the typing
> conciseness, but about the effort for my brain. But maybe I'm just wired
> funny :)
Well, different at least. I find the map one harder to parse mentally.
And not for lack of experience with functional programming. But to
each their own. =)
Steve
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