split up a list by condition?

[Raymond Hettinger]

>> while writing my solution for "The python way?", I came across this fragment:
>> vees = [c for c in wlist[::-1] if c in vocals]
>> cons = [c for c in wlist[::-1] if c not in vocals]
>>
>> So I think: Have I overlooked a function which splits up a sequence
>> into two,  based on a condition

Trying to compress too much into one line is not "the python way" ;-)


vees, cons = [], []
for c in reversed(wlist):
    if c in vocals:
        vees.append(c)
    else:
        cons.append(c)