Steven Bethard wrote: > Actually, it's even smaller now, because I've pretty much removed map > from all my code in favor of list comprehensions, which I find much > easier to read.
While I agree that listcomps are more readable in most cases (and certainly for all cases with any amount of complexity in the listcomp), I still find that map is hard to beat for the simple case of a callable foo: outlist = map(foo,inlist) is still better in my book, and far more readable, than outlist = [foo(x) for x in inlist] The map form, in this case, parses instantly in my brain, while the listcomp certainly takes a few cycles. And note that I'm not talking about the typing conciseness, but about the effort for my brain. But maybe I'm just wired funny :) Since I tend to have a lot of code like this, I really cringe when I hear of a desire to do away with map altogether. I know I could rewrite it myself in all my code, but the beauty of these builtins is that they are always there... Cheers, f -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
