Comparing classic with functional approaches to looking

classic_func_compare.py

        # Print the top board markers
        # Starting with a space and climbing alphabetically

        # Classic method
        current_row = "A"
        top_line = "   "
        for column in self.grid[0]:
            top_line += current_row + " "
            current_row = chr(ord(current_row)+1)
        print top_line

        # Functional method
        current_row = "A"
        letters = map(lambda x: chr(ord(current_row)+x), range(0, len(self.grid[0])))
        print "   " + " ".join(letters)
        
        # Both output "   A B C D E"