[Python-Dev] PEP 201 - Parallel iteration

[Peter Schneider-Kamp]

Vladimir Marangozov wrote:
> 
> I don't feel comfortable with it. Period.
> You might want to see what http://www.dict.org has to say about it.
> 
> Looking at the examples for this builtin function, and without thinking
> too much about the name, I'd call it - fold().

Please, don't!!! As far as I can remember, fold is the "reduce of the
functional languages". At least it is that in Haskell.

Here's a quote from the Journal of Functional Programming (July 1999):
"In functional programming, fold is a standard operator that
encapsulates a simple pattern of recursion for processing lists."

BTW: I still like zip() and as someone said: dir and del have
     the same problem/not-a-problem

Peter
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