* pyt...@bdurham.com <pyt...@bdurham.com> [2009-02-16 00:48:34 -0500]:
> Nicolas, > > > I would go for something like: > > > > for char in word: > > if char in 'aeiouAEIUO': > > char_found = True > > break > > else: > > char_found = False > > > > It is clear (imo), and it is seems to be the intended idiom for a > > search loop, that short-circuits as soon as a match is found. > > Thank you - that looks much better that my overly complicated attempts. > > Are there any reasons why I couldn't simplify your approach as follows? > > for char in word: > if char in 'aeiouAEIUO': > return True > return False If you want to put this in its own function, this seems to be the way to go. Cheers, -- Nicolas Dandrimont The nice thing about Windows is - It does not just crash, it displays a dialog box and lets you press 'OK' first. (Arno Schaefer's .sig)
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