[web2py] passing a list to ...select().last()

[mart]

Hi,

Is there a way to pass a list to rows = db(...).select().last() ?

would be a time saver to be able to do something like:

        myList = ['dog,
                      'cat,
                      'kangooroo',
                      'fish']

        4_legged_pets = []

        rows = db((db.animal.id>0)&(db.animal.paws==4)).select()
        last_rows = rows.last(myList)
        for pet in last_rows:
            if pet['paws'] == 4:  4_legged_pets.append(pet)
            elif pet['paws'] == 2:  ...blablabla

this way we get the last_row for all animals in one call (saves tones
of typing time)

is there a built-in way for doing this or is it best to make a
function somewhere? Of course checking  if db.animal.isempty(): before
would also be a time saver :)

thanks,
Mart :)