On 2007-07-25, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's a quick flatten() function:
>
> def flatten(obj):
> if type(obj) not in (list, tuple, str):
> raise TypeError("String, list, or tuple expected in
> flatten().")
> if len(obj) == 1:
> if type(obj[0]) in (tuple, list):
> return flatten(obj[0])
> else:
> return [obj[0]]
> else:
> return [obj[0]] + flatten(obj[1:])
>
> x = [1, 2, (3, 4)]
> y = (1, 2, [3, 4])
> z = "It even works with strings!"
> d = {"foo": "bar", "baz": "bat"}
e = [[1], 2, 3, , 4]
f = [1, 2, 3, 4, []]
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