In the python help for itertools, the following function is provided: def consume(iterator, n): "Advance the iterator n-steps ahead. If n is none, consume entirely." collections.deque(islice(iterator, n), maxlen=0)
What is the advantage of using a collections.deque against, say, the following code? def consume(iterator, n): for _ in islice(iterator, n): pass Regards, Muhammad Alkarouri -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list