title: How can I skip the current item and the next in a Python loop?
body: <p>This might be a really dumb question, however I've looked around online, etc. And have not seen a solid answer.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a simple way to do something like this?</p>
  
  <pre><code>lines = open('something.txt', 'r').readlines()
  for line in lines:
      if line == '!':
          # force iteration forward twice
          line.next().next()
      &lt;etc&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It's easy to do in C++; just increment the iterator an extra time. Is there an easy way to do that in Python?</p>
  
  <p>I would just like to point, out the main purpose of this question is not about "reading files and such" and skipping things. I was more looking for C++ iterator style iteration. Also the new title is kinda dumb, and i dont really think it reflects the nature of my question.</p>