On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:34:28 +0200, Mitja Trampus wrote: > I would have done it in the same way, but probably without the iterators. > I.e., like this: > > def maximum(lst): > try: m = lst[0] > except (TypeError, IndexError): raise Exception "Non-sequence or empty > sequence given to > maximum") > > # (you forgot the above sanity checks in your code. > # not strictly necessary, but nice to have.) > > for x in lst: > if x>m: m=x > return m
I left out the original sanity check, because I just wanted a streamlined simple example. I had a nagging feeling that I was missing something simple, and you have put your finger on it. That's perfect! It's simple, it's clear, and it will work on any version of Python. Thanks! -- Steve R. Hastings "Vita est" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.blarg.net/~steveha -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
