Update docs w.r.t. PEP 3100 changes -- patch for GHOP by Dan Finnie.

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@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ this::
Sets can take their contents from an iterable and let you iterate over the set's
elements::
S = set((2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13))
S = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13}
for i in S:
print(i)
@ -616,29 +616,26 @@ Built-in functions
Let's look in more detail at built-in functions often used with iterators.
Two of Python's built-in functions, :func:`map` and :func:`filter`, are somewhat
obsolete; they duplicate the features of list comprehensions but return actual
lists instead of iterators.
Two of Python's built-in functions, :func:`map` and :func:`filter` duplicate the
features of generator expressions:
``map(f, iterA, iterB, ...)`` returns a list containing ``f(iterA[0], iterB[0]),
f(iterA[1], iterB[1]), f(iterA[2], iterB[2]), ...``.
``map(f, iterA, iterB, ...)`` returns an iterator over the sequence
``f(iterA[0], iterB[0]), f(iterA[1], iterB[1]), f(iterA[2], iterB[2]), ...``.
::
def upper(s):
return s.upper()
map(upper, ['sentence', 'fragment']) =>
list(map(upper, ['sentence', 'fragment'])) =>
['SENTENCE', 'FRAGMENT']
[upper(s) for s in ['sentence', 'fragment']] =>
list(upper(s) for s in ['sentence', 'fragment']) =>
['SENTENCE', 'FRAGMENT']
As shown above, you can achieve the same effect with a list comprehension. The
:func:`itertools.imap` function does the same thing but can handle infinite
iterators; it'll be discussed later, in the section on the :mod:`itertools` module.
You can of course achieve the same effect with a list comprehension.
``filter(predicate, iter)`` returns a list that contains all the sequence
elements that meet a certain condition, and is similarly duplicated by list
``filter(predicate, iter)`` returns an iterator over all the sequence elements
that meet a certain condition, and is similarly duplicated by list
comprehensions. A **predicate** is a function that returns the truth value of
some condition; for use with :func:`filter`, the predicate must take a single
value.
@ -648,69 +645,61 @@ value.
def is_even(x):
return (x % 2) == 0
filter(is_even, range(10)) =>
list(filter(is_even, range(10))) =>
[0, 2, 4, 6, 8]
This can also be written as a list comprehension::
This can also be written as a generator expression::
>>> [x for x in range(10) if is_even(x)]
>>> list(x for x in range(10) if is_even(x))
[0, 2, 4, 6, 8]
:func:`filter` also has a counterpart in the :mod:`itertools` module,
:func:`itertools.ifilter`, that returns an iterator and can therefore handle
infinite sequences just as :func:`itertools.imap` can.
``functools.reduce(func, iter, [initial_value])`` cumulatively performs an
operation on all the iterable's elements and, therefore, can't be applied to
infinite iterables. ``func`` must be a function that takes two elements and
returns a single value. :func:`functools.reduce` takes the first two elements A
and B returned by the iterator and calculates ``func(A, B)``. It then requests
the third element, C, calculates ``func(func(A, B), C)``, combines this result
with the fourth element returned, and continues until the iterable is exhausted.
If the iterable returns no values at all, a :exc:`TypeError` exception is
raised. If the initial value is supplied, it's used as a starting point and
``func(initial_value, A)`` is the first calculation. ::
``reduce(func, iter, [initial_value])`` doesn't have a counterpart in the
:mod:`itertools` module because it cumulatively performs an operation on all the
iterable's elements and therefore can't be applied to infinite iterables.
``func`` must be a function that takes two elements and returns a single value.
:func:`reduce` takes the first two elements A and B returned by the iterator and
calculates ``func(A, B)``. It then requests the third element, C, calculates
``func(func(A, B), C)``, combines this result with the fourth element returned,
and continues until the iterable is exhausted. If the iterable returns no
values at all, a :exc:`TypeError` exception is raised. If the initial value is
supplied, it's used as a starting point and ``func(initial_value, A)`` is the
first calculation.
::
import operator
reduce(operator.concat, ['A', 'BB', 'C']) =>
'ABBC'
reduce(operator.concat, []) =>
TypeError: reduce() of empty sequence with no initial value
reduce(operator.mul, [1,2,3], 1) =>
6
reduce(operator.mul, [], 1) =>
1
If you use :func:`operator.add` with :func:`reduce`, you'll add up all the
elements of the iterable. This case is so common that there's a special
import operator
import functools
functools.reduce(operator.concat, ['A', 'BB', 'C']) =>
'ABBC'
functools.reduce(operator.concat, []) =>
TypeError: reduce() of empty sequence with no initial value
functools.reduce(operator.mul, [1,2,3], 1) =>
6
functools.reduce(operator.mul, [], 1) =>
1
If you use :func:`operator.add` with :func:`functools.reduce`, you'll add up all
the elements of the iterable. This case is so common that there's a special
built-in called :func:`sum` to compute it::
reduce(operator.add, [1,2,3,4], 0) =>
10
sum([1,2,3,4]) =>
10
sum([]) =>
0
functools.reduce(operator.add, [1,2,3,4], 0) =>
10
sum([1,2,3,4]) =>
10
sum([]) =>
0
For many uses of :func:`reduce`, though, it can be clearer to just write the
obvious :keyword:`for` loop::
# Instead of:
product = reduce(operator.mul, [1,2,3], 1)
# Instead of:
product = functools.reduce(operator.mul, [1,2,3], 1)
# You can write:
product = 1
for i in [1,2,3]:
product *= i
# You can write:
product = 1
for i in [1,2,3]:
product *= i
``enumerate(iter)`` counts off the elements in the iterable, returning 2-tuples
containing the count and each element.
::
containing the count and each element. ::
enumerate(['subject', 'verb', 'object']) =>
(0, 'subject'), (1, 'verb'), (2, 'object')
@ -723,12 +712,10 @@ indexes at which certain conditions are met::
if line.strip() == '':
print('Blank line at line #%i' % i)
``sorted(iterable, [cmp=None], [key=None], [reverse=False)`` collects all the
elements of the iterable into a list, sorts the list, and returns the sorted
result. The ``cmp``, ``key``, and ``reverse`` arguments are passed through to
the constructed list's ``.sort()`` method.
::
``sorted(iterable, [key=None], [reverse=False)`` collects all the elements of
the iterable into a list, sorts the list, and returns the sorted result. The
``key``, and ``reverse`` arguments are passed through to the constructed list's
``sort()`` method. ::
import random
# Generate 8 random numbers between [0, 10000)
@ -962,14 +949,7 @@ consumed more than the others.
Calling functions on elements
-----------------------------
Two functions are used for calling other functions on the contents of an
iterable.
``itertools.imap(f, iterA, iterB, ...)`` returns a stream containing
``f(iterA[0], iterB[0]), f(iterA[1], iterB[1]), f(iterA[2], iterB[2]), ...``::
itertools.imap(operator.add, [5, 6, 5], [1, 2, 3]) =>
6, 8, 8
``itertools.imap(func, iter)`` is the same as built-in :func:`map`.
The ``operator`` module contains a set of functions corresponding to Python's
operators. Some examples are ``operator.add(a, b)`` (adds two values),
@ -992,14 +972,7 @@ Selecting elements
Another group of functions chooses a subset of an iterator's elements based on a
predicate.
``itertools.ifilter(predicate, iter)`` returns all the elements for which the
predicate returns true::
def is_even(x):
return (x % 2) == 0
itertools.ifilter(is_even, itertools.count()) =>
0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ...
``itertools.ifilter(predicate, iter)`` is the same as built-in :func:`filter`.
``itertools.ifilterfalse(predicate, iter)`` is the opposite, returning all
elements for which the predicate returns false::
@ -1117,8 +1090,7 @@ that perform a single operation.
Some of the functions in this module are:
* Math operations: ``add()``, ``sub()``, ``mul()``, ``div()``, ``floordiv()``,
``abs()``, ...
* Math operations: ``add()``, ``sub()``, ``mul()``, ``floordiv()``, ``abs()``, ...
* Logical operations: ``not_()``, ``truth()``.
* Bitwise operations: ``and_()``, ``or_()``, ``invert()``.
* Comparisons: ``eq()``, ``ne()``, ``lt()``, ``le()``, ``gt()``, and ``ge()``.
@ -1190,7 +1162,7 @@ is equivalent to::
f(*g(5, 6))
Even though ``compose()`` only accepts two functions, it's trivial to build up a
version that will compose any number of functions. We'll use ``reduce()``,
version that will compose any number of functions. We'll use ``functools.reduce()``,
``compose()`` and ``partial()`` (the last of which is provided by both
``functional`` and ``functools``).
@ -1198,7 +1170,7 @@ version that will compose any number of functions. We'll use ``reduce()``,
from functional import compose, partial
multi_compose = partial(reduce, compose)
multi_compose = partial(functools.reduce, compose)
We can also use ``map()``, ``compose()`` and ``partial()`` to craft a version of