.. _fbf.utils.limlist:

limlist
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.. automodule:: fbf.utils.limlist
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CODE
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    ::

        # fbf/utils/limlist.py
        #
        #
        
        """ limited list """
        
        class Limlist(list):
        
            """ list with limited number of items """
        
            def __init__(self, limit):
                self.limit = limit
                list.__init__(self)
        
            def insert(self, index, item):
                """ insert item at index .. pop oldest item if limit is reached """
                if index > len(self): return -1
                if len(self) >= self.limit: self.pop(len(self)-1)
                list.insert(self, index, item)
        
            def append(self, item):
                """ add item to list .. pop oldest item if limit is reached """
                if len(self) >= self.limit: self.pop(0)
                list.append(self, item)