[Python-Dev] Adding start to enumerate()

[Nick Coghlan]

Georg Brandl 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?

I'd like to hear from Raymond before we do this. I'm pretty sure we had 
a reason for *not* doing it that way in when enumerate() was added, but 
I can't remember what that reason might have been...

Cheers,
Nick.

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