def slow_find_gt(seq, k):
        for item in seq:
            if item > k:
                return item
        return -1
:param value_type: a column class indicating the types of the value
dataset/ETHPy150Open tabatkins/bikeshed/bikeshed/SortedList.py/slow_find_gt--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open datastax/python-driver/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.py/Set.__init__