[Python-Dev] Terminology of "Iterable" and "Iterator"

[Georg Brandl]

Raymond Hettinger schrieb:
> The docs do make a distinction and generally follow the definitions given in
> the glossary for the tuturial.
> 
> In the case of iter(collection), I prefer the current wording because the
> target object need not support __iter__, it is sufficient to supply a
> sequential __getitem__ method.

But as "collection" is never used in that meaning anywhere else, it could
as well be iter(object).

bike-shed-ly yrs,
Georg

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