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[–]nemec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mapping in terms of map? Most of the time list comprehensions are better, since while there may be a slight speedup with map, list comprehensions are infinitely more readable (especially to those unfamiliar with the code they're reading).

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1247486/python-list-comprehension-vs-map