[Python-ideas] strings as iterables - from str.startswith taking any iterator instead of just tuple

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On 01/03/2014 01:12 PM, Masklinn wrote:
> I’ve used some sort of ad-hoc version of it enough that I think it’s
> a good idea, although I’d suggest “scalar”: “atomic” also
> exists (with very different semantics) in concurrency contexts, whereas
> I believe scalar always means single-value (non-compound) data type.

I used to use, for non highly educated folks, "element" or "elementary" 
(considering "scalar" too rare a term, and "atomic" potentially misleading).

Denis