Python Tips: Iterate with a Sentinel Value

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When f is a file, a socket, or anything you read from until you get an empty string (or another set value), you can use the iter function in a for loop to loop until that value is returned:

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://amir.rachum.com/blog/2013/11/10/python-tips-iterate-with-a-sentinel-value/
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impressive :)

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That final line, besides being less readable, is probably a bad idea. If I understand it properly, wouldn't it recreates that partial function for every block read?

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The `partial` function will be called once. The created function will be called each time.

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Good reading. Thinking using next with sentinel in list comprehension to break iteration.