itertools.starmap

Describing itertools.starmap(function, itr)

• The starmap function is used to:

  • Cycle through each element of an iterable
  • Apply the function to each element
  • Each element is a tuple of the function's parameters
• This iterable is based on the itr parameter
• starmap returns output that is mapped parameters to the function

Illustrating the starmap Function

>>> from itertools import starmap
>>> params = [(2,5), (3,2), (10,3)]

>>> itr = starmap(pow, params)
>>> for i in itr: print(i)
32
9
1000

References

• Documentation of the Starmap Function from Itertools