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JamesTheAwesomeDude/axiom_of_choice.py

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get arbitrary element from set in Python
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axiom_of_choice.py
def peek1(collection):
"Get an arbitrary element from *collection*, non-destructively"
try:
return next(iter(collection))
except StopIteration:
raise ValueError("axiom of choice on empty collection")
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