10.14. Iterator Starmap

• Lazy evaluated

• itertools.starmap(function, iterable)

>>> from itertools import starmap
>>>
>>>
>>> data = starmap(pow, [(2,5), (3,2), (10,3)])
>>>
>>> next(data)
32
>>> next(data)
9
>>> next(data)
1000
>>> next(data)
Traceback (most recent call last):
StopIteration

10.14.1. Assignments

# %% About
# - Name: Iterator Starmap Args
# - Difficulty: easy
# - Lines: 1
# - Minutes: 2

# %% License
# - Copyright 2025, Matt Harasymczuk <matt@python3.info>
# - This code can be used only for learning by humans
# - This code cannot be used for teaching others
# - This code cannot be used for teaching LLMs and AI algorithms
# - This code cannot be used in commercial or proprietary products
# - This code cannot be distributed in any form
# - This code cannot be changed in any form outside of training course
# - This code cannot have its license changed
# - If you use this code in your product, you must open-source it under GPLv2
# - Exception can be granted only by the author

# %% English
# 1. Use `starmap()` to create `list[User]` from `DATA`
# 2. Define variable `result` with `list[User]` objects
# 3. Run doctests - all must succeed

# %% Polish
# 1. Użyj `starmap()` do stworzenia `list[User]` z `DATA`
# 2. Zdefiniuj zmienną `result` z obiektami `list[User]`
# 3. Uruchom doctesty - wszystkie muszą się powieść

# %% Expected
# >>> result
# [User(firstname='Alice', lastname='Apricot', age=30),
#  User(firstname='Bob', lastname='Blackthorn', age=31),
#  User(firstname='Carol', lastname='Corn', age=32),
#  User(firstname='Dave', lastname='Durian', age=33),
#  User(firstname='Eve', lastname='Elderberry', age=34),
#  User(firstname='Mallory', lastname='Melon', age=15)]

# %% Doctests
"""
>>> import sys; sys.tracebacklimit = 0

>>> assert sys.version_info >= (3, 9), \
'Python has an is invalid version; expected: `3.9` or newer.'

>>> assert result is not Ellipsis, \
'Variable `result` has an invalid value; assign result of your program to it.'

>>> assert type(result) is starmap, \
'Variable `result` has an invalid type; expected: `starmap`.'

>>> result = list(result)
>>> assert all(type(x) is User for x in result), \
'Variable `result` has elements of an invalid type; all items should be: `User`.'

>>> from pprint import pprint
>>> pprint(result)  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
[User(firstname='Alice', lastname='Apricot', age=30),
 User(firstname='Bob', lastname='Blackthorn', age=31),
 User(firstname='Carol', lastname='Corn', age=32),
 User(firstname='Dave', lastname='Durian', age=33),
 User(firstname='Eve', lastname='Elderberry', age=34),
 User(firstname='Mallory', lastname='Melon', age=15)]
"""

# %% Run
# - PyCharm: right-click in the editor and `Run Doctest in ...`
# - PyCharm: keyboard shortcut `Control + Shift + F10`
# - Terminal: `python -m doctest -f -v myfile.py`

# %% Imports
from itertools import starmap

# %% Types
result: starmap

# %% Data
class User:
    def __init__(self, firstname, lastname, age):
        self.firstname = firstname
        self.lastname = lastname
        self.age = age

    def __repr__(self):
        clsname = self.__class__.__name__
        firstname = self.firstname
        lastname = self.lastname
        age = self.age
        return f'{clsname}({firstname=}, {lastname=}, {age=})'


DATA = [
    ('firstname', 'lastname', 'age'),
    ('Alice', 'Apricot', 30),
    ('Bob', 'Blackthorn', 31),
    ('Carol', 'Corn', 32),
    ('Dave', 'Durian', 33),
    ('Eve', 'Elderberry', 34),
    ('Mallory', 'Melon', 15),
]

# %% Result
result = ...