from itertools import dropwhile
with open('/etc/passwd') as f:
... for line in dropwhile(lambda line: line.startswith('#'), f):
... print(line, end='')
from itertools import islice
items = ['a', 'b', 'c', 1, 4, 10, 15]
for x in islice(items, 3, None):
... print(x)
...
1
4
10
15