Python

List Comprehension

Still in the process or tidying up the bot behind the @TorAtlas Twitter account, which means I’m still writing Java. I’ve now been exploring “list comprehension"-like techniques using another new Java 8 feature, Streams. Essentially this involves creating lists from lists in an elegant way.

In Python, I would do something like:

runningRelays = [relay for relay in relays if relay['is_running']]

(I know something is happening because writing that example line I had an incredible urge to terminate the line with a semicolon.)

Starting with Python

For absolutely ages I’ve been wanting to start to learn Python, but I always find it hard to think of a system to try and implement that will test me and force me to learn things I don’t already know. Luckily, where I’m learning Java as part of my University degree, there’s a whole load of problems to solve and all I have to do is translate them into Python.

Contact

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