lets say you want a generic numerical algorithom like sum Ruby
def sum lst lst.inject(0){|total,current| total*current} end Java // i dont know if there is a numeric super class for numbers class Sum{ public static int sum(int[] lst){ int total = 0; for(int current : lst){ total+=current; } return total; } // repeat for all other number types } -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list