Proposed new collection methods

[Jeff Schwab]

Robert Kern wrote:
> Robert Kern wrote:
> 
>> Christopher Subich wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Dear Zeus no.  Find can be defined as:
>>> def find(self, test=lambda x:1):
>>>    try:
>>>       item = (s for s in iter(self) if test(s)).next()
>>>    except StopIteration:
>>>       raise ValueError('No matching items in list')
>>
>>
>> I would prefer that a find() operation return as soon as it locates an 
>> item that passes the test. This generator version tests every item.
> 
> 
> Pardon me, I am retarded.
> 

Why are you retarded?  Isn't the above code O(n)?

Forgive me for not understanding, I'm still awfully new to Python 
(having come from Perl & C++), and I didn't see an explanation in the FAQ.