Is there some Unix util that will allow me to grep multiple files with little typing?

Question

Right now I do this a lot:

find * | grep py$ | xargs grep foo

I recall there is some util that does this with way less typing, but which?

UPDATE: I prefer to use the Bash shell if possible.

Answer 1

I love ack:

Which would you rather type?

$ grep pattern $(find . -type f | grep -v '\.svn')

$ ack pattern