beginner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > If I have a number n and want to generate a list based on like the > following: > > def f(n): > l=[] > while n>0: > l.append(n%26) > n /=26 > return l > > I am wondering what is the 'functional' way to do the same.
This is very 'functional' (and also quite concise): f = compose(list,partial(unfold, divmod(_,26))) The definitions of compose, unfold, and _ are left as excercises (of increasing difficulty) for the reader. 'as -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
