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From: David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca>
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On 02/04/2011 2:52 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<e9hdp69clnqs8hijq8skm1ig0sh4c464ai@4ax.com>, Roedy Green wrote:
>
>> It might have something to do with Iterator/Iterable being introduced
>> late, after Enumeration.
>
> Why? They introduced other changes in java.lang.
>
>> To me, they both belong in java.lang.util
>
> Python shows how important iterators can be as a fundamental language
> concept.

Iterators as a fundamental language construct have been around since the 
'70s.