npstreams.itercopy¶
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npstreams.
itercopy
(iterable, copies=2)¶ Split iterable into ‘copies’. Once this is done, the original iterable should not be used again.
Parameters: - iterable (iterable) – Iterable to be split. Once it is split, the original iterable should not be used again.
- copies (int, optional) – Number of copies. Also determines the number of returned iterables.
Returns: iter1, iter2, … – Copies of
iterable
.Return type: iterable
Examples
By rebinding the name of the original iterable, we make sure that it will never be used again.
>>> from npstreams import itercopy >>> evens = (2*n for n in range(1000)) >>> evens, evens_copy = itercopy(evens, copies = 2)
See also
itertools.tee()
- equivalent function