def flatten(list):
"""Flatten a list of elements into a unique list
Author: Christophe Simonis
Examples:
>>> flatten(['a'])
['a']
>>> flatten('b')
['b']
>>> flatten( [] )
[]
>>> flatten( [[], [[]]] )
[]
>>> flatten( [[['a','b'], 'c'], 'd', ['e', [], 'f']] )
['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
>>> t = (1,2,(3,), [4, 5, [6, [7], (8, 9), ([10, 11, (12, 13)]), [14, [], (15,)], []]])
>>> flatten(t)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
"""
def isiterable(x):
return hasattr(x, "__iter__")
r = []
for e in list:
if isiterable(e):
map(r.append, flatten(e))
else:
r.append(e)
return r
if __name__ == '__main__':
import doctest
doctest.testmod()
