[Python-ideas] `__iter__` for queues?

[Raymond Hettinger]

On Jan 20, 2010, at 12:28 PM, cool-RR wrote:

> Thanks for the code Raymond. However, what I use is actually simpler:
> 
> def iterate(queue, block=False):
>     '''Iterate over the items in the queue.'''
>     while True:
>         try:
>             yield queue.get(block=block)
>         except Queue.Empty:
>             raise StopIteration

Then it sounds like the existing API is more than adequate for your needs.
Dump the above fragment in your utils module and be done with it.


Raymond