Fredrik Lundh wrote:
>
> > Marc> join(seq,sep) := reduce(lambda x,y: x + sep + y, seq)
> >
> > Of course, while it will always yield what you ask for, it might not always
> > yield what you expect:
> >
> > >>> seq = [1,2,3]
> > >>> sep = 5
> > >>> reduce(lambda x,y: x + sep + y, seq)
> > 16
>
> not to mention:
>
> >>> print join([], " ")
> TypeError: reduce of empty sequence with no initial value
Ok, here's a more readable and semantically useful definition:
def join(sequence,sep=''):
# Special case: empty sequence
if len(sequence) == 0:
try:
return 0*sep
except TypeError:
return sep[0:0]
# Normal case
x = None
for y in sequence:
if x is None:
x = y
elif sep:
x = x + sep + y
else:
x = x + y
return x
Examples:
>>> join((1,2,3))
6
>>> join(((1,2),(3,4)),('x',))
(1, 2, 'x', 3, 4)
>>> join(('a','b','c'), ' ')
'a b c'
>>> join(())
''
>>> join((),())
()
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