Re: [Python-ideas] sentinel_exception argument to `iter`

On 2/7/2014 3:39 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

is simpler than the proposed behaviour:

"the callable is called until it returns the sentinel, unless the sentinel is an exception instance or class, in which case the callable is called until it raises that exception, or one which is compatible with it"

To repeat, for the 3rd or 4th time, this is not the behavior that either I or Ram proposed. I even provided code to be clear as to what I mean at the time. -- Terry Jan Reedy