def perm(arr, pos = 0): if pos == len(arr): yield arr for i in range(pos, len(arr)): arr[pos], arr[i] = arr[i], arr[pos] for _ in perm(arr, pos + 1): yield _ arr[pos], arr[i] = arr[i], arr[pos] for i in perm([1,2,3,4]): print i #//python/8706