Arnaud Delobelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > from collections import defaultdict > d = defaultdict(int) # That means the default value will be 0 > for person in people: > d[person.fav_food] += 1
Ah! I didn't think of using int as the factory function. If you use this, then I believe the warning I gave about performance does not apply; my understanding is that calling built-in functions (like the int constructor) is fast. -- Thomas Bellman, Lysator Computer Club, Linköping University, Sweden "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have ! bellman @ lysator.liu.se only proved it correct, not tried it." ! Make Love -- Nicht Wahr!
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