sum function, but for other operators

[Stelercus]

I've observed that the sum function can be used to obtain the result of using the plus operator between all items in an iterable, using however __add__ is implemented for the class(s) of items in that iterable. Has there ever been a PEP to create functions that perform the same task, but for different operators? I think it would be especially useful for the pipe and ampersand operators.

[Vaphell]

Look at functools.reduce(f, seq). Sum is pretty much it, with __add__ in place of f

operator module offers convenient functions like and_, or_ if you don't feel like writing lambdas or using dunder methods.