Bill Mill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > > You are modifying the list as you iterate over it. Instead, iterate over > > > a copy by using: > > > > > > for ip in ips[:]: ... > Once you know it, it's neat, and I use it sometimes. However, it's a > little too "magical" for my tastes; I'd rather be more explicit about > what's going on.
Using ips[:] to make a copy on the fly is very idiomatic, but I've never liked it, personally. I see no reason to prefer it to the even shorter and arguably less obscure ips*1, for example. My preference is: for ip in list(ips): Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
