[issue27439] Add a product() function to the standard library

[Emanuel Barry]

Emanuel Barry added the comment:

With the existence of multiple sum() functions (and potentially multiple product() functions), would it be worth it to group these all into one module? It also doesn't help that there is an itertools.product function that has yet another purpose.

I maintain my stance that this doesn't meet the bar for entry in the builtins, but adding this to the stdlib is much more reasonable (and likely).

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title: product function patch -> Add a product() function to the standard library

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