Lightbulb! It's clear that I don't yet fully understand the power of generator functions... It never occurred to me to yield out of the middle of a loop, and yet, seeing your code, it's obvious that that's one of the primary purposes of "yield".
Thanks, -jdc On 5/7/05 8:00 AM, "Max Noel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is (IMO) more elegant: > > def neverEndingStatus(): > index = 0 > statusChars = ['|', '\\', '-', '/'] > while True: > yield statusChars[index] > index = (index + 1) % 4 > > > As for how to access it, use a for loop (for i in > neverEndingStatus()). xrange, for example, is a generator function. > > -- Max > maxnoel_fr at yahoo dot fr -- ICQ #85274019 > "Look at you hacker... A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting > and sweating as you run through my corridors... How can you challenge > a perfect, immortal machine?" > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
