Re: Re: Re: Re: Perl vs. Python: Looking at the Code

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Perl vs. Python: Looking at the Code by buckaduck (Chaplain) on Apr 03, 2002 at 20:26 UTC
We weren't talking about array concatenation, but if that's what you want to do: `array = array + list` [download] I could do the same with Perl: `@array = (@array, @list);` [download] But I don't see how that helps your case. Perl's `push` is shorter than either of these: `push @array,@list;` [download] And Python's `append()` would also be shorter: `array.append(list)` [download] But from your previous comment I presume that `append()` will not accept a list as a parameter. I think I probably want `extend()` for that last example. Of course, the length comparisons vary, depending on your variable names and your willingness to sacrifice legibility. But I don't think that's an argument that anybody wants to make. Slightly offtopic: I'm just amazed that Python allows more than one way to do something. I thought that was supposed to be evil or something... buckaduck	[reply] [d/l] [select]
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