On 3/6/06, Michael Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another nice thing about having a next() built-in is that it makes > getting the first item of a generator expression a lot more elegant, > IMHO. > > I think this: > > next(item for item in items if item > 3) > > is a lot clearer than this: > > (item for item in items if item > 3).next() > > or alternatives that would break this into multiple statements.
Why is putting everything on a single line considered elegant? -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
