{"id":2980748,"date":"2023-11-20T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1016567-4521551.cloudwaysapps.com\/plato-data\/why-you-should-not-overuse-list-comprehensions-in-python-kdnuggets\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:00:30","slug":"why-you-should-not-overuse-list-comprehensions-in-python-kdnuggets","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/plato-data\/why-you-should-not-overuse-list-comprehensions-in-python-kdnuggets\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Not Overuse List Comprehensions in Python – KDnuggets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Python, list comprehensions provide a concise syntax to create new lists from existing lists and other iterables. However, once you get used to list comprehensions you may be tempted to use them even when you shouldn’t.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remember, your goal is to write simple and maintainable code; not complex code. It\u2019s often helpful to revisit the Zen of Python<\/a>, a set of aphorisms for writing clean and elegant Python, especially the following:<\/p>\n