[Python-Dev] The iterator story (Single- vs. Multi-pass iterability?)

[Gerald S. Williams]

I started to type this before looking back at the other
threads, so feel free to ignore it if it's entirely
superfluous. I'm sorry that I didn't have time to follow
the "Single- vs. Multi-pass iterability" thread. Code
freeze is today. :-)

 I'm a little confused about this destructive-for/iterator
 issue.

 Sure an iterator that destroys the original object might
 be unexpected, but wouldn't you expect a non-destructive
 iterator to be the default for any object unless there's
 a pretty good reason to use a destructive one? If there's
 a chance that the object may be destroyed/altered (such
 as a file stream or an iterator), shouldn't you already
 have some reason to suspect that?

-Jerry

Strong typing is for weak minds. Weak typing is for the
real troublemakers. ;-)

P.S. Leaving off the original subject line can be mildly
     annoying to those of us subscribing to the digest
     version of the list. Probably more so to those who
     read our responses. :-)