Tim Peters writes: > Every suggestion here so far has satisfied that, if S is a non-empty set, > > assert next(iter(S)) is first(S) > > succeeds. That is, `first()` is _defined_ by reference to iteration > order. It's "the first" in that order (hence the name).
The problem I'm concerned with is that sometimes users' definitions of words differ from a computer language's definitions of words. That's why I used the word "natural", which doesn't really have much to do with the way a computer language defines things, but frequently features in human thought. Whether that potential difference matters here is an empirical question. Theoretically, I can say "Explicit is better than implicit." I.e., the call to 'iter' tells us exactly what order is being used. That's *my* opinion in this case, and I don't hold *you* to it just because I'm quoting you. (I am amused, though.) Steve _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/NPQ5636VB4XKI5P6JJ3ZSBE7I6EAKQL2/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
