In Python, is there an elegant way to print a list in a custom format without explicit looping?

>>> lst = [1, 2, 3]
>>> print('\n'.join('{}: {}'.format(*k) for k in enumerate(lst)))
0: 1
1: 2
2: 3

Note: you just need to understand that list comprehension or iterating over a generator expression is explicit looping.

In python 3s print function:

lst = [1, 2, 3]
print('My list:', *lst, sep='\n- ')

Output:

My list:
- 1
- 2
- 3

Con: The sep must be a string, so you can't modify it based on which element you're printing. And you need a kind of header to do this (above it was 'My list:').

Pro: You don't have to join() a list into a string object, which might be advantageous for larger lists. And the whole thing is quite concise and readable.

l = [1, 2, 3]
print '\n'.join(['%i: %s' % (n, l[n]) for n in xrange(len(l))])