In article <mailman.2802.1266607542.28905.python-l...@python.org>, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> 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"). -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "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 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
