On Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 8:59 PM Steven D'Aprano > To be an iterator, your object needs: > > 1. a `__next__` method which returns the next value; > 2. and an `__iter__` method which returns self. >
That's not quite right. An iterator only needs .__next__(), and an iterable only needs .__iter__(). Returning self is a convenient, and probably the most common, way of creating an object that is both. But exceptions exist, and remain iterators and/or iterables. >
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