Thanks! I opened a new thread in python-ideas, here:
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/thread/6OLEL4XTUWXRI7ENODKEDOYFBRVDYKI7/
The "first" thread was very long, and was focused on a
different function, first(). Perhaps a new thread, focused on one simple
function in it
I'm sorry, I don't think I got that. I don't find a mailing list called
itertools-ideas. Do you mean this should go to python-ideas? If so, I'm
sorry for bothering python-dev, and I'll move this to python-ideas.
I just read "The python-ideas list is for discussing more speculative
design ideas" (h
Thanks for the suggestion! I agree that using a list is clearer that having
a trailing comma, I like it!
I still think that having a one() function would be useful, since:
1. I think it spells the intention more clearly. Also the exception would
be easier to understand, since errors in tuple unpac
Hi,
There's a simple function that I use many times, and I think may be a good
fit to be added to itertools. A function that gets an iterator, and if it
has exactly one element returns it, and otherwise raises an exception. This
is very useful for cases where I do some sort of query that I expect
