Dear all, with
a=list(range(1,11))
why (in Python 2.7 and 3.3) is this explicit for loop working:
for i in a[:-1]:
a.pop() and a
giving:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[1, 2, 3, 4]
[1, 2, 3]
[1, 2]
[1]
but the equivalent comprehension failing:
[a.pop() and a for i in a[:-1]]
giving:
[[1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1]]
???
Especially, since these two things *do* work as expected:
[a.pop() and a[:] for i in a[:-1]]
[a.pop() and print(a) for i in a[:-1]] # Python 3 only
Thanks for your help,
Wolfgang
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