Remove the first N items that match a condition in a Python list

Question

If I have a function matchCondition(x), how can I remove the first n items in a Python list that match that condition?

One solution is to itera

Answer 1

One way using itertools.filterfalse and itertools.count:

from itertools import count, filterfalse

data = [1, 10, 2, 9, 3, 8, 4, 7]
output = filterfalse(lambda L, c=count(): L < 5 and next(c) < 3, data)

Then list(output), gives you:

[10, 9, 8, 4, 7]