Tim Peters added the comment: I think the docs are already clear: they say "the generator-iterator’s close() method will be called". That's all that needs to be said: now go look at the docs for generator.close(). They explain _all_ that close() does, and it would be a Bad Idea to duplicate all that in this part of the docs too. (And, yes, for a start, close() "Raises a GeneratorExit at the point where the generator function was paused".) It would certainly help if the "close" (in "the generator-iterator’s close() method will be called") were an active hyperlink in the docs. ---------- nosy: +tim.peters _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue12704> _______________________________________