On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:47:58 -0800
Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Another issue is that it breaks the way I and others have taught for years 
> that generators are a kind of iterator (an object implementing the iterator 
> protocol) and that a primary motivation for generators is to provide a 
> simpler and more direct way of creating iterators.  However, Chris explained 
> that, "This proposal causes a separation of generators and iterators, so it's 
> no longer possible to pretend that they're the same thing."  That is a major 
> and worrisome conceptual shift.

I agree with Raymond on this point.

Regards

Antoine.


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