greg ewing lwbwyflqtcanterburyacnz charles merriam wrote 1 syntax basic beauty requires much odd explanation reflection think would favour yield permitted optimisation allowing run efficently explicit forloop absence optimisation writing forloop explicitly seems preferable make perfectly clear done avoids hiding cost forloop behind deceptively compact piece syntax greg _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 211702 1200 python3000 using packing lists places