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When is it appropriate to use dict.items() vs dict.iteritems?


Also, when is it appropriate to use range() vs xrange(). From my
understanding, xrange() essentially gives you an iterator across a
range, so it should be used when iterating. Should you only use
range() when want to physically store the range as a list?

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  1. # Both seem to work for something like:
  2.  
  3. mydict = {'a' : 1, 'b' : 2}
  4.  
  5. for key,val in mydict.items():
  6.     print key,val
  7.  
  8. # ==>  a 1 b 2
  9.  
  10. for key,val in mydict.iteritems():
  11.     print key,val
  12.  
  13. # ==>  a 1 b 2
  14.  
  15. # iteritems and xrange only provide values when requested.
  16. # items and range build complete list when called.
  17.  
  18. # Both work, you may prefer xrange/iteritems for iteration on large
  19. # collections, you may prefer range/items when processing of the result
  20. # value explicitly need a list (ex. calculate its length) or when you are
  21. # going to manipulate the original container in the loop.

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