>>> sum(map(lambda x:1, "hello world"))
11
>>> sum(1 for x in "foobar")
6
>>> from itertools import count
>>> zip(count(1), "baz")[-1][0]
3
一个“绕口令”
>>> sum(not out not in out for out in "shake it all about")
18
一些递归解决方案
>>> def get_string_length(s):
... return 1 + get_string_length(s[1:]) if s else 0
...
>>> get_string_length("hello world")
11
>>> def get_string_length_gen(s):
... yield 1 + next(get_string_length_gen(s[1:])) if s else 0
...
>>> next(get_string_length_gen("hello world"))
11
>>>