Is it Pythonic to use list comprehensions for just side effects?

Question

Think about a function that I\'m calling for its side effects, not return values (like printing to screen, updating GUI, printing to a file, etc.).

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Answer 1

Depends on your goal.

If you are trying to do some operation on each object in a list, the second approach should be adopted.

If you are trying to generate a list from another list, you may use list comprehension.

Explicit is better than implicit. Simple is better than complex. (Python Zen)