Proposed new collection methods

[Robert Kern]

Christopher Subich wrote:

> Dear Zeus no.  Find can be defined as:
> def find(self, test=lambda x:1):
>     try:
>        item = (s for s in iter(self) if test(s)).next()
>     except StopIteration:
>        raise ValueError('No matching items in list')

I would prefer that a find() operation return as soon as it locates an 
item that passes the test. This generator version tests every item.

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Robert Kern
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