lang comparison: in-place algorithm for reversing a list in Perl, Python, Lisp

[Xah Lee]

On Feb 29, 9:01 pm, Steven D'Aprano <steve
+comp.lang.pyt... at pearwood.info> wrote:
> You don't need a temporary variable to swap two values in
> Python. A better way to reverse a list using more Pythonic idioms is:
>
> for i in range(len(list_a)//2):
>     list_a[i], list_a[-i-1] = list_a[-i-1], list_a[i]

forgive me sir, but i haven't been at python for a while. :)
i was, actually, refreshing myself of what little polyglot skills i
have.

 Xah