Python enumerate reverse index only

Question

I am trying to reverse the index given by enumerate whilst retaining the original order of the list being enumerated.

Assume I have the following:

Answer 1

Just take the length of your list and subtract the index from that...

L = range(5)

for i, n in L:
    my_i = len(L) -1 - i
    ...

Or if you really need a generator:

def reverse_enumerate(L):
   # Only works on things that have a len()
   l = len(L)
   for i, n in enumerate(L):
       yield l-i-1, n

enumerate() can't possibly do this, as it works with generic iterators. For instance, you can pass it infinite iterators, that don't even have a "reverse index".