[Python-ideas] list.index() extension

[Aahz]

On Sat, Apr 04, 2009, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
>
> I would like to propose a extra parameter `predicate` to list.index()
> like this:
>
> def index(self, obj, predicate=operator.eq):
>     for idx, item in enumerate(self):
>         if predicate(item, obj):
>             return idx
>     raise IndexError
> 
> My main use-case is 2to3 where a node has to locate its self in
> the parents node list by identity. Instead of writing out the
> search manually as is done now, it would be nice to just write
> `self.parent.nodes.index(self, operator.is_)`.

-1 -- it complicates the documentation too much for a small feature.
Your function looks just fine, and I see no reason to add a new method.
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