Re: [Zope] How to get 4 Random DTML Documents

8 Nov 2003

      On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 11:32, Dylan Reinhardt wrote:
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my_pages = {}
while 1:
    rnd_page = context.other_script()
    if not my_pages.has_key(rnd_page):
        my_pages[rnd_page] = 1
    if len(my_pages) > 3:
        break
return my_pages.keys()
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Here's a better version:

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my_pages = {}
i = 0
while len(my_pages) < 4  and i < 100:
    i += 1
    rnd_page = context.other_script()
    if not my_pages.has_key(rnd_page):
        my_pages[rnd_page] = 1
return my_pages.keys()
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This eliminates the risk of huge loop problems caused by several
predicable problems and is better style besides.

HTH,

Dylan