Python Without Fear

6. List Comprehension and Enumeration

Python version 2.0 introduced some exciting new features that, while not mandatory, can make your Python code more compact, error-free, and streamlined. The current version of Python (Python 3.0) inherits these powerful features.

This chapter explores these features:

The built-in enumerate function, which automatically supplies a loop counter.

Enhanced use of the format function, to format output.

List comprehension ...