from typing import Callable, Iterable, Optional, TypeVar _T = TypeVar("_T") def first( iterable: Iterable[_T], condition: Callable[[_T], bool] = lambda x: True ) -> Optional[_T]: return next((x for x in iterable if condition(x)), None) if __name__ == "__main__": print(first([1, 2, 3, 4], lambda x: x == 5))