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Breaks a list into 'n' pieces horizontally.
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partition_horizontal.py
#!/usr/bin/python
def partition_horizontal(thelist, n):
"""
break a list into 'n' pieces horizontally
"""
try:
n = int(n)
thelist = list(thelist)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return [thelist]
newlist = [list() for i in range(n)]
for i, val in enumerate(thelist):
newlist[i%n].append(val)
return newlist
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