Python slicing is a computationally fast way to methodically access parts of your data. In my opinion, to be even an intermediate Python programmer, it's one aspect of the language that it is necessary to …

Apr 4, 2009 · Closed 9 years ago. Is the a short syntax for joining a list of lists into a single list ( or iterator) in python? For example I have a list as follows and I want to iterate over a,b and c.

If your list of lists comes from a nested list comprehension, the problem can be solved more simply/directly by fixing the comprehension; please see How can I get a flat result from a list …

Nov 11, 2009 · Explanation Everything in Python is an object, including lists. All objects have a header of some sort in the C implementation. Lists and other similar builtin objects with a "size" in Python, in …

First, I strongly recommend that you rename your variable list to something else. list is the name of the built-in list constructor, and you're hiding its normal function. I will rename list to a in the following. …

Sep 4, 2010 · I want to filter strings in a list based on a regular expression. Is there something better than [x for x in list if r.match(x)] ?

Feb 2, 2014 · Python’s lists are variable-length arrays, not Lisp-style linked lists. The implementation uses a contiguous array of references to other objects, and keeps a pointer to this array.

With Python 2.7, I can get dictionary keys, values, or items as a list:

What is a good way to find the index of an element in a list in Python? Note that the list may not be sorted. Is there a way to specify what comparison operator to use?

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