[Python-Dev] Possible addition to itertools

[Raymond Hettinger]

> Aahz wrote:
>  > ... I don't think it belongs in itertools.  If/when we create
>  > the semi-mythical text/string package, it should go there.
> Maybe  the text line filling code can be re-cast in this form to
> beef the module size up.

With Barry about to make additions to the string module, perhaps
ilines() could go there.  Alternately, I could see it as a static method
for file objects.


Raymond