Re: prefix search on a large file

[Scott David Daniels]

Try:

     def leaders(sorted_list):
         held = None
         for phrase in held:
             if held is None or not phrase.startswith(held):
                 held = row
                 yield held

     print list(leaders(sorted(data)))

--Scott David Daniels
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