tuples, index method, Python's design
Hendrik van Rooyen
mail at microcorp.co.za
Sat Apr 14 04:19:37 EDT 2007
"Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
>
> So to increase consistency, the .index method should be removed
> from lists, as well, IMO. If you find yourself doing a linear
> search, something is wrong.
>
I agree.
You should at the very least make it a binary search.
To do that you have to sort the list.
Much more efficient.
; - )
Please Sir, can I have the DoubleDict I asked for elsewhere in this thread?
- Hendrik
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