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On 2/24/2010 9:07 AM, Steve Holden wrote:
> John Posner wrote:

>> Note that the Py2.6.4 documentation is inconsistent. AFAICT, it conforms
>> to Terry's definitions above in most places. But the Glossary says:
>>
>> generator
>> A function which returns an iterator.<... more ...>
>>
>> generator expression
>> An expression that returns a generator.<... more ...>
>>
>> The additional verbiage in these definitions mitigates the damage, but I
>> think the first entry should be headlined *generator function* instead
>> of *generator*. And the Glossary should include Terry's additional entry
>> [ as amended by me ]:
>>
>> generator
>> An iterator produced by a generator function or a generator
>> expression.
>>
>> -John
>>
> +1. Can someone submit a documentation patch, please?
>

Will do. -John

>>> generator
>>> An iterator produced by a generator function or a generator
>>> expression.
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>> +1. Can someone submit a documentation patch, please?
>>
>
> Will do. -John

[sorry if this is a dup]

Done: #8012 "Revise generator-related Glossary entries"

-John

In article <mailman.2802.1266607542.28905.python->,
Terry Reedy <> wrote:
>
>Confusing generators and generator functions is, well, confusing.
>For future reference, and clarity of communication in Pythonland,
>
>generator function: function that produces a generator when called; if
>python coded, its body contains 'yield'.
>
>generator: iterator produced by a generator function; has .__next__ and
>self-returning .__init__, like all other iterators.
>
>generator expression: an expression that evaluates to a generator; the
>expression is used to create a temporary anonymous generator function
>that is called to produce the generator and is then discarded.

My preference is to use the terms "generator" and "generator iterator"
(abbreviated "gen iter" or "geniter").
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Am 24.02.2010 23:58, schrieb Aahz:
> (abbreviated "gen iter" or "geniter").

lol I don't know why, but this sounds like a sex toy to me

Regards,
Michael

In article <hm4bh2$3k4$>,
Michael Rudolf <> wrote:
>Am 24.02.2010 23:58, schrieb Aahz:
>>
>> (abbreviated "gen iter" or "geniter").
>
>lol I don't know why, but this sounds like a sex toy to me

<smirk> And I thought only smutty Americans would have that twitch.
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"Many customs in this life persist because they ease friction and promote
productivity as a result of universal agreement, and whether they are
precisely the optimal choices is much less important." --Henry Spencer