[Python-Dev] Lockstep iteration - eureka!
Paul Prescod
paul@prescod.net
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:19:05 -0500
Just van Rossum wrote:
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> ...
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> for <index> indexing <element> in <seq>:
> ...
Let me throw out another idea. What if sequences just had .items()
methods?
j=range(0,10)
for index, element in j.items():
...
While we wait for the sequence "base class" we could provide helper
functions that makes the implementation of both eager and lazy versions
easier.
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