[Python-Dev] Return from generators in Python 3.2

[Scott Dial]

On 8/26/2010 11:00 AM, Yury Selivanov wrote:
> If we decide to postpone this feature till Python 3.3, than we'll push it all back
> The change is tiny, but it means really a lot.

AFAICT, this change was the most controversial part of PEP 380.

> PS I'm attaching a patch to the letter; it's far from ideal state, but contains the
> GeneratorReturn exception, code to raise it and the corresponding unittests.

I believe overloading StopIteration for this purpose was considered more
acceptable than creating a new exception. BTW, attaching patches to
emails on this list is generally the best way to have few look at your
patch. :-p Also, this seems more appropriate for python-ideas.

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Scott Dial
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