> >>> myls=range(50)
> >>> for i in myls:
> print i
> if i==20:
> myls.insert(5,5)
>
> The point is, the list(both size and elements) is
> changing even as it is being operated upon.
You are quite right it is, in general a bad idea to alter
the thing you are iterating over.
> This particular case goes into infinite loop at i=20.
For obvious reasons: you insert something before 20 which
moves up one position, the next element in the list is
now 20 again.
Better to use a while loop over the indices if you must
do this kind of thing, then increment the index as well
as insert the item.
myls = range(50)
index = 0
while index < len(myls):
print myls[index]
if myls[index] == 20:
myls.insert(5,5)
index += 1
index += 1
But if the changes are being made outside your loop (eg by
another thread - dangerous practice anyway!) you need the
linked list approach and you also need to treat our list
as a protected resource in your threads. ie lock it before
using otherwise you may wind up deleting the thing you are
working on!
HTH,
Alan G.
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