def izip_longest(*args, **kwds):
# izip_longest('ABCD', 'xy', fillvalue='-') --> Ax By C- D-
fillvalue = kwds.get('fillvalue')
def sentinel(counter = ([fillvalue]*(len(args)-1)).pop):
yield counter() # yields the fillvalue, or raises IndexError
fillers = repeat(fillvalue)
iters = [chain(it, sentinel(), fillers) for it in args]
try:
for tup in izip(*iters):
yield tup
except IndexError:
pass
permutations(iterable [,r]):
创建一个迭代器，返回iterable中所有长度为r的项目序列，如果省略了r，那么序列的长度与iterable中的项目数量相同：
def permutations(iterable, r=None):
# permutations('ABCD', 2) --> AB AC AD BA BC BD CA CB CD DA DB DC
# permutations(range(3)) --> 012 021 102 120 201 210
pool = tuple(iterable)
n = len(pool)
r = n if r is None else r
if r > n:
return
indices = range(n)
cycles = range(n, n-r, -1)
yield tuple(pool[i] for i in indices[:r])
while n:
for i in reversed(range(r)):
cycles[i] -= 1
if cycles[i] == 0:
indices[i:] = indices[i+1:] + indices[i:i+1]
cycles[i] = n - i
else:
j = cycles[i]
indices[i], indices[-j] = indices[-j], indices[i]
yield tuple(pool[i] for i in indices[:r])
break
else:
return
product(iter1, iter2, ... iterN, [repeat=1]):
创建一个迭代器，生成表示item1，item2等中的项目的笛卡尔积的元组，repeat是一个关键字参数，指定重复生成序列的次数。
def product(*args, **kwds):
# product('ABCD', 'xy') --> Ax Ay Bx By Cx Cy Dx Dy
# product(range(2), repeat=3) --> 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111
pools = map(tuple, args) * kwds.get('repeat', 1)
result = [[]]
for pool in pools:
result = [x+[y] for x in result for y in pool]
for prod in result:
yield tuple(prod)
repeat(object [,times]):
创建一个迭代器，重复生成object，times（如果已提供）指定重复计数，如果未提供times，将无止尽返回该对象。
def repeat(object, times=None):
# repeat(10, 3) --> 10 10 10
if times is None:
while True:
yield object
else:
for i in xrange(times):
yield object
starmap(func [, iterable]):
创建一个迭代器，生成值func(*item),其中item来自iterable，只有当iterable生成的项适用于这种调用函数的方式时，此函数才有效。
def starmap(function, iterable):
# starmap(pow, [(2,5), (3,2), (10,3)]) --> 32 9 1000
for args in iterable:
yield function(*args)
takewhile(predicate [, iterable]):
创建一个迭代器，生成iterable中predicate(item)为True的项，只要predicate计算为False，迭代就会立即停止。
def takewhile(predicate, iterable):
# takewhile(lambda x: x<5, [1,4,6,4,1]) --> 1 4
for x in iterable:
if predicate(x):
yield x
else:
break
