[Python-Dev] Single- vs. Multi-pass iterability

[Guido van Rossum]

> I don't think it is too late.  90% ++ of the python code base out
> there doesn't use iterators yet... people are still wrapping their
> minds around it to see how they can use it in their applications.
> If it was publicly stated that this could be "fixed" in the next
> version I don't think that it would hurt.  These things happen,
> and sometimes its best to "roll back".  Programmers understand this.

I find this really hard to believe, given that such a big deal has
been made of iterators.  Care to conduct a survey on c.l.py?

Given that it's really only a very minor problem, I'd rather not
expend the effort to 'fix" this.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)