Charming the Python: List Comprehension

If coding tutorials with math examples are the bane of your existence, keep reading. This series uses relatable examples like dogs and cats.

List Comprehension

List comprehensions are shorthand ways to make lists from sequences. This is much faster than processing a list via a for loop.

List comprehensions alow you to make a list and define it's contents. This quicker than creating an empt list, then populating it.

# syntax
list = [i for i in iterable if expression]

dog_letters = [ letter for letter in 'dog' ]
print( dog_letters)
>>> ['d', 'o', 'g']

Math example

squares = [number * number for number in range(10)]  # multiplies 0*0, then 1*1, then 2*2, then 3*3...
print(squares)
>>> 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81 

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30 Days Of Python Challenge

Asabeneh ・ Nov 20 '19 ・ 1 min read

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