If number patter for x times

Question

The situation is that I have a sensor that gives of numbers from the distance on 0cm to 700cm every 2 seconds.

Is it possible to execute a code that reads the last five printed numbers and if they are all above 400cm for it to print something?

Answer 1

def read_sensor(data={}):
    value = get_next_value()
    data["sum"] = (data.get("sum",0)+(value>400))*(value>400)
    return data["sum"]

list(iter(read_sensor,5))
print "OK I got 5 values all over 400"

is one possible way ... I guess ... your co workers might hate you ...