bug#44205: [PATCH] Add new function seq-remove-item

[Basil L. Contovounesios]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
>
>> I found myself reaching for a version of `seq-remove' where I don't have
>> to supply a lambda but can just give an item.  Ergo, the attached.
>>
>>     (seq-remove-item 2 '(1 2 3))  => (1 3)
>>
>> I find it a whole lot nicer than:
>>
>>     (seq-remove (lambda (a) (= a 2)) '(1 2 3))  => (1 3)
>
> Isn't this just
>
> (remove 2 '(1 2 3)) => (1 3)
>
> though?  I don't think seq.el needs to replicate the basic list
> functions...

I think the idea is that seq.el functions are generic and can thus be
extended to work with e.g. streams[1].

[1]: http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/stream.html

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Basil