python list comprehensions; compressing a list of lists?

Question

guys. I\'m trying to find the most elegant solution to a problem and wondered if python has anything built-in for what I\'m trying to do.

What I\'m doing is this. I

Answer 1

def flat_list(arr):
    send_back = []
    for i in arr:
        if type(i) == list:
            send_back += flat_list(i)
        else:
            send_back.append(i)
    return send_back