[issue8012] Revise generator-related Glossary entries

[Georg Brandl]

Georg Brandl <georg at python.org> added the comment:

Well, the object returned is "just" an iterator (which happens to be implemented by a generator-iterator).  I wouldn't be so concerned about the repr() of the it.

If you look at the generator PEP, number 255, it says:

"""Note that when the intent is clear from context, the unqualified name
"generator" may be used to refer either to a generator-function or a 
generator-iterator."""

My experience is that most people use "generator" to mean the actual function.  The returned object is mostly called iterator.

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