On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:36:49 -0800 (PST), gf gf
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a better, more FP style, more Pythonic way to
> write this:
>
> def compute_vectors(samples, dset):
> vectors = {}
> for d in dset:
> vectors[d] = [sample.get_val(d) for sample in
> samples]
> return vectors
>
> Namely, I'd like to get rid of the initilization
> (vectors = {}) and also the loop Yet, I'd hate to put
> an assignment into Python's FP list comprehensions.
Well, I guess it's a little more FP, but whether it's (IMHO) way
*less* pythonic:
return dict([(d, [sample.get_val(d) for sample in samples])
for d in dset])
it should work, but is untested and really ugly. I don't see what's
wrong with your code that you need to compress it. It's blindingly
obvious what your code does, which is a good thing. My list comp, on
the other hand, is seven kinds of confusing for a reader.
Peace
Bill Mill
bill.mill at gmail.com
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