[Python-ideas] An iterable version of find/index for strings?

[Tom Schumm]

On Friday, April 05, 2013 03:37:05 AM MRAB wrote:
> As you say, there's iteritems in Python 2. The os module has listdir,
> which returns a list; it has been suggested that an (non-list) iterable
> version should be added, and the obvious name in that case would be
> iterdir. The trend appears to be towards iterfind.

I agree that consistency would be best, and I'm not precious about the name. 
:) 

> You say "on occasion", but is that often enough to justify adding it to
> the language?

And that's why I ask; does anybody else want it? I've used it a few times, but 
there are some string methods I've never used even once.

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Tom Schumm
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