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Re: opposite of partition

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  • Subject: [mg57597] Re: opposite of partition
  • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at 9online.fr>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 06:04:36 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: New York University
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  • Reply-to: jmg336 at nyu.edu
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Guy Israeli wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> How do I do the opposite of partition quickly?
> 
> for example:
> 
> l1= {{a, b, c, d, e}, {f, g, h, i, j}, {k, l, m, n, o}, {p, q, r, s, t}, {u, 
> v, w,
> x, y}}
> 
> and then if I partition it to blocks will result in
> 
> {{{{a, b}, {f, g}}, {{c, d}, {h, i}}}, {{{k, l}, {p, q}}, {{m, n}, {r, s}}}}
> 
> flattening it won't help, and its messy to do it by taking all first lines 
> of the blocks, then second..
> 
> How can I do it quickly?
> 
Hi Guy,

I am not sure to have understood exactly what you wanted; however the 
following ideas came up:

In[1]:=
l1 = {{a, b, c, d, e}, {f, g, h, i, j}, {k, l, m, n, o}, {p, q, r, s, t},
    {u, v, w, x, y}}

Out[1]=
{{a,b,c,d,e},{f,g,h,i,j},{k,l,m,n,o},{p,q,r,s,t},{u,v,w,x,y}}

In[2]:=
l2 = Partition[l1, {2, 2}]

Out[2]=
{{{{a,b},{f,g}},{{c,d},{h,i}}},{{{k,l},{p,q}},{{m,n},{r,s}}}}

In[3]:=
Flatten /@ l2

Out[3]=
{{a,b,f,g,c,d,h,i},{k,l,p,q,m,n,r,s}}

In[4]:=
Map[Flatten, l2, {2}]

Out[4]=
{{{a,b,f,g},{c,d,h,i}},{{k,l,p,q},{m,n,r,s}}}

Hope this helps,
/J.M.


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