python循环技巧

python循环技巧

在序列中循环时，索引位置和对应值可以使用 enumerate() 函数同时得到:

>>> for i, v in enumerate(['tic', 'tac', 'toe']):
...     print(i, v)
...
0 tic
1 tac
2 toe

同时循环两个或更多的序列，可以使用 zip() 整体打包:

>>> questions = ['name', 'quest', 'favorite color']
>>> answers = ['lancelot', 'the holy grail', 'blue']
>>> for q, a in zip(questions, answers):
...     print 'What is your {0}?  It is {1}.'.format(q, a)
...
What is your name?  It is lancelot.
What is your quest?  It is the holy grail.
What is your favorite color?  It is blue.

需要逆向循环序列的话，先正向定位序列，然后调用 reversed() 函数:

>>> for i in reversed(xrange(1, 10, 2)):
...     print(i)
...
9
7
5
3
1

要按排序后的顺序循环序列的话，使用 sorted() 函数，它不改动原序列，而是生成一个新的已排序的序列:

>>> basket = ['apple', 'orange', 'apple', 'pear', 'orange', 'banana']
>>> for f in sorted(set(basket)):
...     print f
...
apple
banana
orange
pear

遍历字典时，使用 

iteritems()

 方法可以同时得到键和对应的值。:

>>> knights = {'gallahad': 'the pure', 'robin': 'the brave'}
>>> for k, v in knights.iteritems():
...     print k, v
...
gallahad the pure
robin the brave

若要在循环内部修改正在遍历的序列（例如复制某些元素），建议您首先制作副本。在序列上循环不会隐式地创建副本。切片表示法使这尤其方便:

>>> words = ['cat', 'window', 'defenestrate']
>>> for w in words[:]:  # Loop over a slice copy of the entire list.
...     if len(w) > 6:
...         words.insert(0, w)
...
>>> words
['defenestrate', 'cat', 'window', 'defenestrate']

reference:
http://www.pythondoc.com/pythontutorial27/datastructures.html#tut-loopidioms