Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> I think it's possible to
> > hack it up using while loops and some ugly slicing, but hopefully I'm
> > missing something
>
> I don't see why you think that's an ugly hack.
>
> def printitems(sequence, count=5):
> """Print count items of sequence per line."""
> numrows = len(sequence)//count
> if len(sequence)%count != 0: numrows += 1
> for start in range(0, numrows):
> items = sequence[start*count:(start+1)*count]
> for item in items:
> print item,
> print
Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder.
It is more blessed to add than to multiply.
Gaze upon this alternative:
def printitems2(sequence, count=5):
"""Print count items of sequence per line."""
for pos in range(0, len(sequence), count):
for item in sequence[pos:pos+count]:
print item,
print
Cheers,
John
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