Sequence splitting

[Paul Moore]

2009/7/3 Brad <schickb at gmail.com>:
> Perhaps true, but it would be a nice convenience (for me) as a built-
> in written in either Python or C. Although the default case of a bool
> function would surely be faster.

The chance of getting this accepted as a builtin is essentially zero.
To be a builtin, as opposed to being in the standard library,
something has to have a very strong justification.

This suggestion may find a home in the standard library, although it's
not entirely clear where (maybe itertools, although it's not entirely
obvious that it's a fit there).

You'd have to justify this against the argument "not every 2-3 line
function needs to be built in". Personally, I'm not sure it passes
that test - sure, it's a useful function, but it's not that hard to
write when you need it. It may be better as a recipe in the cookbook.
Or if it's close enough to the spirit of the itertools, it may be
suitable as a sample in the itertools documentation (the "recipes"
section).

Paul.