diff --git a/lib/pavilion/cmd_utils.py b/lib/pavilion/cmd_utils.py
index 20550dbaa..a15aae092 100644
--- a/lib/pavilion/cmd_utils.py
+++ b/lib/pavilion/cmd_utils.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from collections import defaultdict
 from enum import Enum, auto
-from itertools import chain, filterfalse, starmap, tee
+from itertools import chain, starmap, tee
 from typing import (List, TextIO, Union, Iterator, Iterable,
-                    Callable, TypeVar, Tuple, Optional, Any)
+                    Callable, TypeVar, Optional, Any)
 
 from pavilion import config
 from pavilion import dir_db
@@ -27,25 +27,13 @@
                             PavilionError, TestGroupError
 from pavilion.test_run import TestRun, load_tests, TestAttributes
 from pavilion.types import ID_Pair
+from pavilion.micro import listmap
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 T = TypeVar('T')
 
 
-def partition(pred: Callable[[T], bool], lst: Iterable[T]) -> Tuple[Iterator[T], Iterator[T]]:
-    """Partition the sequence into two sequences: one consisting of the elements
-    for which the given predicate is true and one consisting of those for
-    which it is false."""
-
-    f_true, f_false = tee(lst)
-
-    return filter(pred, f_true), filterfalse(pred, f_false)
-
-def flatten(lst: Iterable[Iterable[T]]) -> Iterator[T]:
-    """Convert a singly nested iterable into an unnested iterable."""
-    return chain.from_iterable(lst)
-
 def expand_range(rng: str) -> Union[List[str], Iterator[str]]:
     """Expand an integer range (given as a string) into the
     sequence of (string representations) of integers specified by
@@ -90,12 +78,6 @@ def get_last_id(pav_cfg: PavConfig, errfile = None) -> Optional[str]:
 
     return raw_id
 
-def remove_all(lst: Iterable[T], item: T) -> Iterator[T]:
-    return filter(lambda x: x != item, lst)
-
-def unique(lst: Iterable[T]) -> List[T]:
-    return list(set(lst))
-
 def convert_last(raw_ids: Iterable[str], pav_cfg: PavConfig, errfile = None) -> List[str]:
     raw_ids = list(raw_ids)
     lastless = list(remove_all(raw_ids, 'last'))
@@ -346,7 +328,7 @@ def arg_filtered_series(pav_cfg: config.PavConfig, args: argparse.Namespace,
         found_series = get_all_series(pav_cfg, sort_by, filter_func, limit, verbose)
 
     else:
-        found_series = list(map(lambda x: series.SeriesInfo.load(pav_cfg, x), args.series))
+        found_series = listmap(lambda x: series.SeriesInfo.load(pav_cfg, x), args.series)
 
     return found_series
 
diff --git a/lib/pavilion/micro.py b/lib/pavilion/micro.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ca06432a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pavilion/micro.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""A collection of 'microfunctions' primarily designed to abstract common
+tasks and patterns, for the purpose of conciseness and readability."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from itertools import filterfalse, chain, tee
+from typing import (List, Union, TypeVar, Iterator, Iterable, Callable, Optional,
+                    Hashable, Dict, Tuple)
+
+T = TypeVar('T')
+U = TypeVar('U')
+
+
+def partition(pred: Callable[[T], bool], lst: Iterable[T]) -> Tuple[Iterator[T], Iterator[T]]:
+    """Partition the sequence into two sequences: one consisting of the elements
+    for which the given predicate is true and one consisting of those for
+    which it is false."""
+
+    f_true, f_false = tee(lst)
+
+    return filter(pred, f_true), filterfalse(pred, f_false)
+
+def flatten(lst: Iterable[Iterable[T]]) -> Iterator[T]:
+    """Convert a singly nested iterable into an unnested iterable."""
+    return chain.from_iterable(lst)
+
+def remove_all(lst: Iterable[T], item: T) -> Iterator[T]:
+    """Remove all instances of the given item from the iterable."""
+    return filter(lambda x: x != item, lst)
+
+def unique(lst: Iterable[T]) -> List[T]:
+    """Return a list of the unique items in the original list."""
+    return list(set(lst))
+
+def replace(lst: Iterable[T], old: T, new: T) -> Iterator[T]:
+    """Replace all instances of old with new."""
+    return map(lambda x: new if x == old else x, lst)
+
+def remove_none(lst: Iterable[T]) -> Iterator[T]:
+    """Remove all instances of None from the iterable."""
+    return filter(lambda x: x is not None, lst)
+
+def first(pred: Callable[[T], bool], lst: Iterable[T]) -> Optional[T]:
+    """Return the first item of the list that satisfies the given
+    predicate, or None if no item does."""
+
+    for item in filter(pred, lst):
+        return item
+
+def apply_to_first(func: Callable[[T], U], pred: Callable[[T], bool],
+                    lst: Iterable[T]) -> Optional[U]:
+    """Apply the function to the first element of the list that satisfies
+    the given predicate. If no element satisfies the predicate, return None."""
+
+    fst = first(pred, lst)
+
+    if fst is not None:
+        return func(fst)
+
+def get_nested(keys: Iterable[Hashable], nested_dict: Dict) -> Dict:
+    """Gets the values associated with the given sequence of keys
+    out of a nested dictionary. If any key in the sequence does
+    not exist during the process, returns an empty dictionary."""
+
+    for key in keys:
+        nested_dict = nested_dict.get(key, {})
+
+    return nested_dict
+
+def listmap(func: Callable[[T], U], lst: Iterable[T]) -> List[U]:
+    """Map a function over an iterable, but return a list instead
+    of a map object."""
+    return list(map(func, lst))
+
+def set_default(val: Optional[T], default: T) -> T:
+    """Set the input value to default, if the original value is None.
+    Otherwise, return the value unchanged."""
+
+    if val is None:
+        return default
+
+    return val