[Python-ideas] Allow filter(items)

[Raymond Hettinger]

On Aug 5, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Markus Unterwaditzer <markus at unterwaditzer.net> wrote:

> -0, for reasons already mentioned. While i agree that filter(None, items) is counterintuitive, filter(bool, items) looks very readable to me.
> 
> I think modifying the behavior of filter like this will at most trick users into thinking they need to specify the iterable first.

I concur.  Put me down for a -1.


Raymond
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