> Given that the only input parameters are the iterables themselves, it's a stretch to even consider the first two as possibilities.
Why? I can conceivably imagine that zip(iter1, iter2, truncate=5)
would consume at most 5 elements from each iterable. It's not much of
a stretch. It doesn't happen to be what's proposed, but it's a
reasonable interpretation. (Though then the default would probably be
truncate=None to not truncate.)
This was exactly my thought, that Chris wrote very well. I can easily imagine a 'truncate=5' behavior. In fact, if it existed, it is something I would have used multiple times. As is, I use islice() or a break inside a loop, but that hypothetical parameter might be a helpful convenience.
However, it is indeed NOT the current proposal or discussion.
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