Re: [Python-Dev] Retrieve an arbitrary element from a set without removing it

Why not allow that?

def any(self, predicate=lambda x: True, default=None)
    for a in self:
        if predicate(a):
            break
    else:
        return default
    return a

I'm +0 (given that I'm still skeptical about the need to have something like this). Also setting aside the moratorium here, which may disallow that kind of change for a foreseeable feature in any form.

Regards, Martin