On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:54:09 -0700, Rajanikanth Jammalamadaka wrote:
>>>> list(itertools.dropwhile(lambda x: x<5,range(10)))
> [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
>
> Why doesn't this work?
>>>> list(itertools.dropwhile(lambda x: 2<x<5,range(10)))
> [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
It *does* work. `dropwhile()` drops as long as the callable returns a
true value and then it stops dropping. First value is 0 and
``2 < 0 < 5`` is `False` so nothing is dropped.
What have you expected?
Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
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