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Clarify the table entries for combinatorics.

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Raymond Hettinger 2009-04-10 04:29:23 +00:00
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@ -65,13 +65,17 @@ operator can be mapped across two vectors to form an efficient dot-product:
**Combinatoric generators:**
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Iterator Arguments Results
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:func:`product` p, q, ... [repeat=1] cartesian product
:func:`permutations` p[, r] r-length permutations (without repeated elements)
:func:`combinations` p[, r] r-length combinations (sorted and no repeats)
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Iterator Arguments Results
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:func:`product` p, q, ... [repeat=1] cartesian product, equivalent to a nested for-loop
:func:`permutations` p[, r] r-length tuples, all possible orderings, no repeated elements
:func:`combinations` p[, r] r-length tuples, in sorted order, no repeated elements
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``product('ABCD', repeat=2)`` ``AA AB AC AD BA BB BC BD CA CB CC CD DA DB DC DD``
``permutations('ABCD', 2)`` ``AB AC AD BA BC BD CA CB CD DA DB DC``
``combinations('ABCD', 2)`` ``AB AC AD BC BD CD``
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.. _itertools-functions: