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Since this is the selected answer, I feel compelled to share an answer to selecting the first element correctly here. In short: usage of next shouldn't be encouraged.
– Guy
Commented Jul 7, 2016 at 10:56
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@guyarad how is the solution proposed in that answer less "cryptic" than just using next ? The only argument against next (in that answer) is that you must handle an exception; really ?
– Abraham Toledo
Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 23:34
My view is a little different than the time I wrote the comment. I see your point. That's being said, having to handle StopIteration is really not pretty. Better use a method.
– Guy
Commented Jan 26, 2018 at 3:25
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Does it parse the whole array, or does it stop at the first matching element (very important for efficiency)?
– Olivier Pons
Commented Jul 13, 2020 at 16:28
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@OlivierPons It stops as soon as it finds a match, if there is one.
– CrazyChucky
Commented Apr 11, 2021 at 17:12

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