[Python-Dev] Adding start to enumerate()

[Brett Cannon]

On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:
> I believe the following is a common use-case for enumerate()
> (at least, I've used it quite some times):
>
> for lineno, line in enumerate(fileobject):
>    ...
>
> For this, it would be nice to have a start parameter for enumerate().
> The changes are minimal -- okay for 2.6?
>

Taking a new argument that has a default shouldn't be an issue. +1
from me. I assume it is just going to start the count at that number,
not advance the iterable to that point, right?

-Brett