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What are the list generators available in Python?

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In Python, the following list comprehensions exist:

  1. With basic syntax: [expression for element in iterable] Applies expression to each element in iterable.

  2. With a filter condition: [expression for element in iterable if condition] Includes only those elements for which condition is true.

  3. With nested loops: [expression for element1 in iterable1 for element2 in iterable2 ...] Similar to nested for loops.

Examples:

# Basic syntax
squares = [x**2 for x in range(10)]
# [0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81]
# With filter condition
even_numbers = [x for x in range(20) if x % 2 == 0]
# [0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18]
# With nested loops
matrix = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
flat_list = [item for row in matrix for item in row]
# [1, 2, 3, 4]

Besides list comprehensions, there are similar generators for other data structures:

  • Dictionary comprehensions: {key: value for element in iterable ...}
  • Set comprehensions: {expression for element in iterable ...}
  • Generator expressions: (expression for element in iterable ...) - important distinction: they return an iterator, not the entire list at once, which saves memory for large sequences.
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