[Python-ideas] Vectorization [was Re: Add list.join() please]

[Greg Ewing]

Adrien Ricocotam wrote:
>  >>> # Compute the length of each element of the Vector `v`
>  >>> v.apply(len)
>  >>> v @ len
> 
> Another example with parameters
>  >>> # Replace all "a" by "b"
>  >>> v.apply(lambda s: s.replace("a", "b"))
>  >>> v @ (lambda s: s.replace("a", "b"))
> 
> My personal opinion is that the two notations feel good.

But they only cover the special case of a function that takes
elements  from just one input vector. What about one that takes
coresponding elements from two or more vectors?

-- 
Greg