Eric Fahlgren wrote: > You apparently did not read the posts, because the point was whether it > raises or returns a default value, not whether it saves one line or ten.
You apparently don't know Python: ``` next(iterator) # raises an exception if no more elements next(iterator, _sentinel) # returns _sentinel if no more elements ``` So, what's the advantage of having `first()`? Furthermore, **how can you be sure this is the __real first element__ of the iterable, if you pass an iterator?** The disadvantage is that you hide the iterator, that could be useful later in the code. KISSes. _______________________________________________ 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/VJMO4HOZGFCAKY2WA2RACHITPECFDKQ7/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
