class ItemFinder(object): def __init__(self, project_info, data_object, item_finder_factory): self.data_object = data_object self.item_finder_factory = item_finder_factory self.project_info = project_info def stack(element, list_): """Stack an element on to the start of a list and return as a new list""" # Copy list first so we have a new list to insert into output = list_[:] output.insert(0, element) return output