Luis Zarrabeitia <kyrie <at> uh.cu> schrieb: > > Works for python2.4 and 2.5 also. > > In python3, this should be used instead: > > >>> b = iter(a) > >>> c = next(b) > > (btw, I love the new sentinel argument for the next function in python3!) next() doesn't have a sentinel argument. It's iter() which does, and that's in 2.x also.