#1695: library submission: Data.Either.unzipEithers :: [Either a b] -> ([a],[b])
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  Reporter:  JeremyShaw      |          Owner:         
      Type:  proposal        |         Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:         
 Component:  libraries/base  |        Version:  6.8    
  Severity:  minor           |       Keywords:         
Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)     |             Os:  Unknown
  Testcase:                  |   Architecture:  Unknown
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This function is like unzip for a list of Eithers instead of tuples.

 According to google code search, I am at least the 5th person to
 implement this function:

 
http://www.google.com/codesearch?hl=en&lr=&q=%22%5BEither+a+b%5D+-%3E+%28%5Ba%5D%2C%5Bb%5D%29%22&btnG=Search

 I opted for the name unzipEithers because the function is similar to
 two existing functions: unzip and catMaybes. It seems less similar to
 partition, because partition does not desconstruct the values, it just
 divides them into to two groups. I have no particular attachment to the
 name however.

 I modeled the implementation after unzip and partition. Hopefully I
 made effective use of the irrefutable patterns and laziness, but
 someone else should verify.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1695>
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