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Python trick Creating an iterator that returns elements from the iterable as long as the predicate is true or the rest
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python-tricks_itertools_8.py
>>> import itertools
>>> itertools.takewhile(lambda x: x < 3, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4])
[0, 1, 2]
>>> it.dropwhile(lambda x: x < 3, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4])
[3, 4]
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