filter2

[Anthony Baxter]

>>> Oleg Broytmann wrote
> Hello!
> 
>    I want to have new python builtin - filter2. It is exactly like filter,
> but it returns also a list of items that didn't pass the test.
 [...]
>    Opinions?

Horrible.

Not a good idea, and a horrible horrible name. Completely non-pythonic.

(Well, you did ask for opinions)

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Anthony Baxter     <anthony at interlink.com.au>   
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