> doesTypeExist=filter(lambda x: typeofstring in x.type, all_types)
>
> if 'teststring' in [s.type for s in all_types]
> this works which is better in terms of speed???
These do two different things.
The first returns a list of all_types entries that match
The second returns true or false if *any*
doesTypeExist=filter(lambda x: typeofstring in x.type, all_types) if 'teststring' in [s.type for s in all_types]this works which is better in terms of speed???for+in or filter+lambdathanks a lotAlan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 09/08/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> > all_types:
if teststring in [s['type'] for s in all_types]: print 'contained' else: print 'notcontained'this workedthanks a lot guyspyTutor rocksAlan Gauld wrote: > On 09/08/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> > all_types:>> > >> > datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 2
On 09/08/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But type is still not accessible as an attribute.
> It looked to me like he wanted a list of dictionaries
> in which case it wouyld be:
>
> if teststring in [s['type'] for s in all_types]
Err, that is what I meant :-)
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John.
> On 09/08/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > all_types:
>> > > > datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
>> >
>> > how do i search for a particular string say teststring in this
>> > list
>>
> I think what he wants is:
>
>if 'teststring' in [s.type for s in all_type
On 09/08/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > all_types:
> > > datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
> > > datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
> > .
> > > datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
> > there is such a list
> >
> > how do i s
> all_types:
> datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
> datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
> .
> datetime.datetime(2006, 7, 26, 15, 18, 34, 887436)}>
> there is such a list
>
> how do i search for a particular string say teststring in this list
This isn't a l
