Raymond Hettinger wrote: >>> while writing my solution for "The python way?", I came across this >>> fragment: >>> vees = [c for c in wlist[::-1] if c in vocals] >>> cons = [c for c in wlist[::-1] if c not in vocals] >>> >>> So I think: Have I overlooked a function which splits up a sequence >>> into two, based on a condition > > Trying to compress too much into one line is not "the python way" ;-)
I know (there is a Guido quote about this, I just lost the source...) > vees, cons = [], [] > for c in reversed(wlist): > if c in vocals: > vees.append(c) > else: > cons.append(c) > Well, I've found a uglier solution, vees, cons = [], [] [(vees, cons)[ch in vocals].append(ch) for ch in wlist] Reinhold -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
