parameters: ( alist, filter )
return_statement: return extras
docstring: filter `alist' by taking _out_ all glyph names that are in `filter
docstring_summary: filter `alist' by taking _out_ all glyph names that are in `filter
docstring_tokens: filter alist by taking _out_ all glyph names that are in filter
function: def filter_glyph_names( alist, filter ):
    """filter `alist' by taking _out_ all glyph names that are in `filter'"""
  
    count  = 0
    extras = []
  
    for name in alist:
      try:
        filtered_index = filter.index( name )
      except:
        extras.append( name )
  
    return extras
function_tokens: def filter_glyph_names ( alist , filter ) : count = 0 extras = [ ] for name in alist : try : filtered_index = filter . index ( name ) except : extras . append ( name ) return extras