plinq 0.2

LINQ implementation for Python

# README #

Plinq is a library for python, implementing the Language Integrated Query (LINQ) from the C# language.
Of course it is not a full port of the feature, it is only working with in memory iterable objects, including:
* lists
* sets
* dictionaries
* files
* xml elements
* generators
* and every class which implements the iterable/iterator protocol ( \_\_iter\_\_ and \_\_next\_\_)

Plinq tries to mimic the Enumerable<T> interface from C# as much as possible.
* It has the same method names, wherever possible, and the same parameters too

Plinq operators are lazy, meaning calling one, will not start the actual work. It will only happen, when the iteration over the returned object is started.

Plinq operators returning a new Linq object, so operator calls can be chained into a fluent API like call.

### What is this repository for? ###

* This repository contains the code for the plinq library and its unit tests
* Version
* 0.2
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### How do I get set up? ###

* Summary of set up
* Just check out the repository, and add the directory to your python path
* Alternatively you can create a distribution package by invoking python setup.py <sdist/bdist_wheel>
* After that just invoke python -m pip install <path/to/the/generated/distribution/package>
* After these steps you can simply import plinq and start using the library
* Configuration
* No additional configuration is needed
* Dependencies
* plinq has no external dependencies. The only requirement is to have Python 3.5.2
* How to run tests
* After you have checked out the repository, you can run the python unit tests by invoking the following command from the root directory of the repository:
* python -m unittest discover test/
* Deployment instructions
* NA

### Contribution guidelines ###

* Writing tests
* Code review
* Other guidelines

### Who do I talk to? ###

* Repo owner and admin
* Heszele Rudolf <[e-mail]>
* Other community or team contact

### Example usage ###

import plinq
linq = plinq.from_iterable([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).where(lambda item, index: item % 2 == 0).select(lambda item, index: item ** 2)
for item in linq:
print(item)

This will result in the following output:

4
16