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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst index 1ea299f..0d51480 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst @@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ objects: Return the number of times *x* appears in the list. -.. method:: list.sort() +.. method:: list.sort(key=None, reverse=False) :noindex: - Sort the items of the list in place. + Sort the items of the list in place (the arguments can be used for sort + customization, see :func:`sorted` for their explanation). .. method:: list.reverse() @@ -611,18 +612,18 @@ returns a new sorted list while leaving the source unaltered. :: orange pear -To change a sequence you are iterating over while inside the loop (for -example to duplicate certain items), it is recommended that you first make -a copy. Looping over a sequence does not implicitly make a copy. The slice -notation makes this especially convenient:: +It is sometimes tempting to change a list while you are looping over it; +however, it is often simpler and safer to create a new list instead. :: - >>> 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) + >>> import math + >>> raw_data = [56.2, float('NaN'), 51.7, 55.3, 52.5, float('NaN'), 47.8] + >>> filtered_data = [] + >>> for value in raw_data: + ... if not math.isnan(value): + ... filtered_data.append(value) ... - >>> words - ['defenestrate', 'cat', 'window', 'defenestrate'] + >>> filtered_data + [56.2, 51.7, 55.3, 52.5, 47.8] .. _tut-conditions: |