As a Python developer I have seen lots of different preferences in this topic. These preferences aside, I was set to find which of them is faster in which situations. TLDR; If you require a list of results almost always use a list comprehension. If no results are required, using a simple loop is simpler to read and faster to run. Never use the builtin map, unless its more aesthetically appealing for that piece of code and your application does…
Loop vs Map vs List Comprehension
Posted on September 17, 2014
