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+\section{\module{itertools} ---
+ Functions creating iterators for efficient looping}
+
+\declaremodule{standard}{itertools}
+\modulesynopsis{Functions creating iterators for efficient looping.}
+\moduleauthor{Raymond Hettinger}{python@rcn.com}
+\sectionauthor{Raymond Hettinger}{python@rcn.com}
+\versionadded{2.3}
+
+
+This module implements a number of iterator building blocks inspired
+by constructs from the Haskell and SML programming languages. Each
+has been recast in a form suitable for Python.
+
+The module standardizes a core set of fast, memory efficient tools
+that are useful by themselves or in combination. Standardization helps
+avoid the readability and reliability problems which arise when many
+different individuals create their own slightly varying implementations,
+each with their own quirks and naming conventions.
+
+The tools are designed to combine readily with one another. This makes
+it easy to construct more specialized tools succinctly and efficiently
+in pure Python.
+
+For instance, SML provides a tabulation tool: \code{tabulate(f)}
+which produces a sequence \code{f(0), f(1), ...}. This toolbox
+provides \function{imap()} and \function{count()} which can be combined
+to form \code{imap(f, count())} and produce an equivalent result.
+
+Likewise, the functional tools are designed to work well with the
+high-speed functions provided by the \refmodule{operator} module.
+
+The module author welcomes suggestions for other basic building blocks
+to be added to future versions of the module.
+
+Whether cast in pure python form or compiled code, tools that use iterators
+are more memory efficient (and faster) than their list based counterparts.
+Adopting the principles of just-in-time manufacturing, they create
+data when and where needed instead of consuming memory with the
+computer equivalent of ``inventory''.
+
+The performance advantage of iterators becomes more acute as the number
+of elements increases -- at some point, lists grow large enough to
+severely impact memory cache performance and start running slowly.
+
+\begin{seealso}
+ \seetext{The Standard ML Basis Library,
+ \citetitle[http://www.standardml.org/Basis/]
+ {The Standard ML Basis Library}.}
+
+ \seetext{Haskell, A Purely Functional Language,
+ \citetitle[http://www.haskell.org/definition/]
+ {Definition of Haskell and the Standard Libraries}.}
+\end{seealso}
+
+
+\subsection{Itertool functions \label{itertools-functions}}
+
+The following module functions all construct and return iterators.
+Some provide streams of infinite length, so they should only be accessed
+by functions or loops that truncate the stream.
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{chain}{*iterables}
+ Make an iterator that returns elements from the first iterable until
+ it is exhausted, then proceeds to the next iterable, until all of the
+ iterables are exhausted. Used for treating consecutive sequences as
+ a single sequence. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def chain(*iterables):
+ for it in iterables:
+ for element in it:
+ yield element
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{count}{\optional{n}}
+ Make an iterator that returns consecutive integers starting with \var{n}.
+ If not specified \var{n} defaults to zero.
+ Does not currently support python long integers. Often used as an
+ argument to \function{imap()} to generate consecutive data points.
+ Also, used with \function{izip()} to add sequence numbers. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def count(n=0):
+ while True:
+ yield n
+ n += 1
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ Note, \function{count()} does not check for overflow and will return
+ negative numbers after exceeding \code{sys.maxint}. This behavior
+ may change in the future.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{cycle}{iterable}
+ Make an iterator returning elements from the iterable and saving a
+ copy of each. When the iterable is exhausted, return elements from
+ the saved copy. Repeats indefinitely. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def cycle(iterable):
+ saved = []
+ for element in iterable:
+ yield element
+ saved.append(element)
+ while saved:
+ for element in saved:
+ yield element
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ Note, this member of the toolkit may require significant
+ auxiliary storage (depending on the length of the iterable).
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{dropwhile}{predicate, iterable}
+ Make an iterator that drops elements from the iterable as long as
+ the predicate is true; afterwards, returns every element. Note,
+ the iterator does not produce \emph{any} output until the predicate
+ is true, so it may have a lengthy start-up time. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def dropwhile(predicate, iterable):
+ iterable = iter(iterable)
+ for x in iterable:
+ if not predicate(x):
+ yield x
+ break
+ for x in iterable:
+ yield x
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{groupby}{iterable\optional{, key}}
+ Make an iterator that returns consecutive keys and groups from the
+ \var{iterable}. The \var{key} is a function computing a key value for each
+ element. If not specified or is \code{None}, \var{key} defaults to an
+ identity function and returns the element unchanged. Generally, the
+ iterable needs to already be sorted on the same key function.
+
+ The returned group is itself an iterator that shares the underlying
+ iterable with \function{groupby()}. Because the source is shared, when
+ the \function{groupby} object is advanced, the previous group is no
+ longer visible. So, if that data is needed later, it should be stored
+ as a list:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ groups = []
+ uniquekeys = []
+ for k, g in groupby(data, keyfunc):
+ groups.append(list(g)) # Store group iterator as a list
+ uniquekeys.append(k)
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ \function{groupby()} is equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ class groupby(object):
+ def __init__(self, iterable, key=None):
+ if key is None:
+ key = lambda x: x
+ self.keyfunc = key
+ self.it = iter(iterable)
+ self.tgtkey = self.currkey = self.currvalue = xrange(0)
+ def __iter__(self):
+ return self
+ def next(self):
+ while self.currkey == self.tgtkey:
+ self.currvalue = self.it.next() # Exit on StopIteration
+ self.currkey = self.keyfunc(self.currvalue)
+ self.tgtkey = self.currkey
+ return (self.currkey, self._grouper(self.tgtkey))
+ def _grouper(self, tgtkey):
+ while self.currkey == tgtkey:
+ yield self.currvalue
+ self.currvalue = self.it.next() # Exit on StopIteration
+ self.currkey = self.keyfunc(self.currvalue)
+ \end{verbatim}
+ \versionadded{2.4}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{ifilter}{predicate, iterable}
+ Make an iterator that filters elements from iterable returning only
+ those for which the predicate is \code{True}.
+ If \var{predicate} is \code{None}, return the items that are true.
+ Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def ifilter(predicate, iterable):
+ if predicate is None:
+ predicate = bool
+ for x in iterable:
+ if predicate(x):
+ yield x
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{ifilterfalse}{predicate, iterable}
+ Make an iterator that filters elements from iterable returning only
+ those for which the predicate is \code{False}.
+ If \var{predicate} is \code{None}, return the items that are false.
+ Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def ifilterfalse(predicate, iterable):
+ if predicate is None:
+ predicate = bool
+ for x in iterable:
+ if not predicate(x):
+ yield x
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{imap}{function, *iterables}
+ Make an iterator that computes the function using arguments from
+ each of the iterables. If \var{function} is set to \code{None}, then
+ \function{imap()} returns the arguments as a tuple. Like
+ \function{map()} but stops when the shortest iterable is exhausted
+ instead of filling in \code{None} for shorter iterables. The reason
+ for the difference is that infinite iterator arguments are typically
+ an error for \function{map()} (because the output is fully evaluated)
+ but represent a common and useful way of supplying arguments to
+ \function{imap()}.
+ Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def imap(function, *iterables):
+ iterables = map(iter, iterables)
+ while True:
+ args = [i.next() for i in iterables]
+ if function is None:
+ yield tuple(args)
+ else:
+ yield function(*args)
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{islice}{iterable, \optional{start,} stop \optional{, step}}
+ Make an iterator that returns selected elements from the iterable.
+ If \var{start} is non-zero, then elements from the iterable are skipped
+ until start is reached. Afterward, elements are returned consecutively
+ unless \var{step} is set higher than one which results in items being
+ skipped. If \var{stop} is \code{None}, then iteration continues until
+ the iterator is exhausted, if at all; otherwise, it stops at the specified
+ position. Unlike regular slicing,
+ \function{islice()} does not support negative values for \var{start},
+ \var{stop}, or \var{step}. Can be used to extract related fields
+ from data where the internal structure has been flattened (for
+ example, a multi-line report may list a name field on every
+ third line). Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def islice(iterable, *args):
+ s = slice(*args)
+ it = iter(xrange(s.start or 0, s.stop or sys.maxint, s.step or 1))
+ nexti = it.next()
+ for i, element in enumerate(iterable):
+ if i == nexti:
+ yield element
+ nexti = it.next()
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ If \var{start} is \code{None}, then iteration starts at zero.
+ If \var{step} is \code{None}, then the step defaults to one.
+ \versionchanged[accept \code{None} values for default \var{start} and
+ \var{step}]{2.5}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{izip}{*iterables}
+ Make an iterator that aggregates elements from each of the iterables.
+ Like \function{zip()} except that it returns an iterator instead of
+ a list. Used for lock-step iteration over several iterables at a
+ time. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def izip(*iterables):
+ iterables = map(iter, iterables)
+ while iterables:
+ result = [it.next() for it in iterables]
+ yield tuple(result)
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ \versionchanged[When no iterables are specified, returns a zero length
+ iterator instead of raising a \exception{TypeError}
+ exception]{2.4}
+
+ Note, the left-to-right evaluation order of the iterables is guaranteed.
+ This makes possible an idiom for clustering a data series into n-length
+ groups using \samp{izip(*[iter(s)]*n)}. For data that doesn't fit
+ n-length groups exactly, the last tuple can be pre-padded with fill
+ values using \samp{izip(*[chain(s, [None]*(n-1))]*n)}.
+
+ Note, when \function{izip()} is used with unequal length inputs, subsequent
+ iteration over the longer iterables cannot reliably be continued after
+ \function{izip()} terminates. Potentially, up to one entry will be missing
+ from each of the left-over iterables. This occurs because a value is fetched
+ from each iterator in-turn, but the process ends when one of the iterators
+ terminates. This leaves the last fetched values in limbo (they cannot be
+ returned in a final, incomplete tuple and they are cannot be pushed back
+ into the iterator for retrieval with \code{it.next()}). In general,
+ \function{izip()} should only be used with unequal length inputs when you
+ don't care about trailing, unmatched values from the longer iterables.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{repeat}{object\optional{, times}}
+ Make an iterator that returns \var{object} over and over again.
+ Runs indefinitely unless the \var{times} argument is specified.
+ Used as argument to \function{imap()} for invariant parameters
+ to the called function. Also used with \function{izip()} to create
+ an invariant part of a tuple record. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def repeat(object, times=None):
+ if times is None:
+ while True:
+ yield object
+ else:
+ for i in xrange(times):
+ yield object
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{starmap}{function, iterable}
+ Make an iterator that computes the function using arguments tuples
+ obtained from the iterable. Used instead of \function{imap()} when
+ argument parameters are already grouped in tuples from a single iterable
+ (the data has been ``pre-zipped''). The difference between
+ \function{imap()} and \function{starmap()} parallels the distinction
+ between \code{function(a,b)} and \code{function(*c)}.
+ Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def starmap(function, iterable):
+ iterable = iter(iterable)
+ while True:
+ yield function(*iterable.next())
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{takewhile}{predicate, iterable}
+ Make an iterator that returns elements from the iterable as long as
+ the predicate is true. Equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def takewhile(predicate, iterable):
+ for x in iterable:
+ if predicate(x):
+ yield x
+ else:
+ break
+ \end{verbatim}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{tee}{iterable\optional{, n=2}}
+ Return \var{n} independent iterators from a single iterable.
+ The case where \code{n==2} is equivalent to:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ def tee(iterable):
+ def gen(next, data={}, cnt=[0]):
+ for i in count():
+ if i == cnt[0]:
+ item = data[i] = next()
+ cnt[0] += 1
+ else:
+ item = data.pop(i)
+ yield item
+ it = iter(iterable)
+ return (gen(it.next), gen(it.next))
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ Note, once \function{tee()} has made a split, the original \var{iterable}
+ should not be used anywhere else; otherwise, the \var{iterable} could get
+ advanced without the tee objects being informed.
+
+ Note, this member of the toolkit may require significant auxiliary
+ storage (depending on how much temporary data needs to be stored).
+ In general, if one iterator is going to use most or all of the data before
+ the other iterator, it is faster to use \function{list()} instead of
+ \function{tee()}.
+ \versionadded{2.4}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+
+\subsection{Examples \label{itertools-example}}
+
+The following examples show common uses for each tool and
+demonstrate ways they can be combined.
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+
+>>> amounts = [120.15, 764.05, 823.14]
+>>> for checknum, amount in izip(count(1200), amounts):
+... print 'Check %d is for $%.2f' % (checknum, amount)
+...
+Check 1200 is for $120.15
+Check 1201 is for $764.05
+Check 1202 is for $823.14
+
+>>> import operator
+>>> for cube in imap(operator.pow, xrange(1,5), repeat(3)):
+... print cube
+...
+1
+8
+27
+64
+
+>>> reportlines = ['EuroPython', 'Roster', '', 'alex', '', 'laura',
+ '', 'martin', '', 'walter', '', 'mark']
+>>> for name in islice(reportlines, 3, None, 2):
+... print name.title()
+...
+Alex
+Laura
+Martin
+Walter
+Mark
+
+# Show a dictionary sorted and grouped by value
+>>> from operator import itemgetter
+>>> d = dict(a=1, b=2, c=1, d=2, e=1, f=2, g=3)
+>>> di = sorted(d.iteritems(), key=itemgetter(1))
+>>> for k, g in groupby(di, key=itemgetter(1)):
+... print k, map(itemgetter(0), g)
+...
+1 ['a', 'c', 'e']
+2 ['b', 'd', 'f']
+3 ['g']
+
+# Find runs of consecutive numbers using groupby. The key to the solution
+# is differencing with a range so that consecutive numbers all appear in
+# same group.
+>>> data = [ 1, 4,5,6, 10, 15,16,17,18, 22, 25,26,27,28]
+>>> for k, g in groupby(enumerate(data), lambda (i,x):i-x):
+... print map(operator.itemgetter(1), g)
+...
+[1]
+[4, 5, 6]
+[10]
+[15, 16, 17, 18]
+[22]
+[25, 26, 27, 28]
+
+\end{verbatim}
+
+
+\subsection{Recipes \label{itertools-recipes}}
+
+This section shows recipes for creating an extended toolset using the
+existing itertools as building blocks.
+
+The extended tools offer the same high performance as the underlying
+toolset. The superior memory performance is kept by processing elements one
+at a time rather than bringing the whole iterable into memory all at once.
+Code volume is kept small by linking the tools together in a functional style
+which helps eliminate temporary variables. High speed is retained by
+preferring ``vectorized'' building blocks over the use of for-loops and
+generators which incur interpreter overhead.
+
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+def take(n, seq):
+ return list(islice(seq, n))
+
+def enumerate(iterable):
+ return izip(count(), iterable)
+
+def tabulate(function):
+ "Return function(0), function(1), ..."
+ return imap(function, count())
+
+def iteritems(mapping):
+ return izip(mapping.iterkeys(), mapping.itervalues())
+
+def nth(iterable, n):
+ "Returns the nth item or raise IndexError"
+ return list(islice(iterable, n, n+1))[0]
+
+def all(seq, pred=None):
+ "Returns True if pred(x) is true for every element in the iterable"
+ for elem in ifilterfalse(pred, seq):
+ return False
+ return True
+
+def any(seq, pred=None):
+ "Returns True if pred(x) is true for at least one element in the iterable"
+ for elem in ifilter(pred, seq):
+ return True
+ return False
+
+def no(seq, pred=None):
+ "Returns True if pred(x) is false for every element in the iterable"
+ for elem in ifilter(pred, seq):
+ return False
+ return True
+
+def quantify(seq, pred=None):
+ "Count how many times the predicate is true in the sequence"
+ return sum(imap(pred, seq))
+
+def padnone(seq):
+ """Returns the sequence elements and then returns None indefinitely.
+
+ Useful for emulating the behavior of the built-in map() function.
+ """
+ return chain(seq, repeat(None))
+
+def ncycles(seq, n):
+ "Returns the sequence elements n times"
+ return chain(*repeat(seq, n))
+
+def dotproduct(vec1, vec2):
+ return sum(imap(operator.mul, vec1, vec2))
+
+def flatten(listOfLists):
+ return list(chain(*listOfLists))
+
+def repeatfunc(func, times=None, *args):
+ """Repeat calls to func with specified arguments.
+
+ Example: repeatfunc(random.random)
+ """
+ if times is None:
+ return starmap(func, repeat(args))
+ else:
+ return starmap(func, repeat(args, times))
+
+def pairwise(iterable):
+ "s -> (s0,s1), (s1,s2), (s2, s3), ..."
+ a, b = tee(iterable)
+ try:
+ b.next()
+ except StopIteration:
+ pass
+ return izip(a, b)
+
+def grouper(n, iterable, padvalue=None):
+ "grouper(3, 'abcdefg', 'x') --> ('a','b','c'), ('d','e','f'), ('g','x','x')"
+ return izip(*[chain(iterable, repeat(padvalue, n-1))]*n)
+
+def reverse_map(d):
+ "Return a new dict with swapped keys and values"
+ return dict(izip(d.itervalues(), d))
+
+\end{verbatim}