operator_sequences.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


from operator import *

a = [1, 2, 3]
b = ['a', 'b', 'c']

print 'a =', a
print 'b =', b

print '\nConstructive:'
print ' concat(a, b):', concat(a, b)
print ' repeat(a, 3):', repeat(a, 3)

print '\nSearching:'
print ' contains(a, 1)   :', contains(a, 1)
print ' contains(b, "d") :', contains(b, "d")
print ' countOf(a, 1)    :', countOf(a, 1)
print ' countOf(b, "d")  :', countOf(b, "d")
print ' indexOf(a, 5)    :', indexOf(a, 1)

print '\nAccess Items:'
print ' getitem(b, 1)       :', getitem(b, 1)
print ' getslice(a, 1, 3)   :', getslice(a, 1, 3)
print ' setitem(b, 1, "d")  :', setitem(b, 1, "d"),
print ', after b =', b
print ' setslice(a, 1, 3, [4, 5]):', setslice(a, 1, 3, [4, 5]),
print ', after a =', a

print '\nDestructive:'
print ' delitem(b, 1)   :', delitem(b, 1), ', after b =', b
print ' delslice(a, 1, 3):', delslice(a, 1, 3), ', after a =', a