iter(callable, sentinel)

[Simon Forman]

Will McGugan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using Python for years, but I recently encountered something
> in the docs I wasnt familar with. That is, using two arguements for
> iter(). Could someone elaborate on the docs and maybe show a typical use
> case for it?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will McGugan
>
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Also, FWIW, GvR said this (parenthetically) about a week ago on the
Python-3000 list: "I also think that the two-argument form
iter(function, sentinel) is not very successful or useful and might be
dropped, but that's a separate issue."