I'm starting to get used to list comprehension in Python but I'm afraid I'm using it somewhat improperly. I've run into a scenario a few times where I'm using list comprehension but immediately taking the first (and only) item from the list that is generated. Here is an example:
actor = [actor for actor in self.actors if actor.name==actorName][0]
(self.actors contains a list of objects and I'm trying to get to the one with a specific (string) name, which is in actorName.)
I'm trying to pull out the object from the list that matches the parameter I'm looking for. Is this method unreasonable? The dangling [0] makes me feel a bit insecure.