[Python-ideas] Introduce collections.Reiterable

[Terry Reedy]

On 9/22/2013 10:22 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

> The __getitem__ fallback is a backwards
> compatibility hack, not part of the formal definition of an iterable.

When I suggested that, by suggesting that the fallback *perhaps* could 
be called 'semi-deprecated, but kept for back compatibility' in the 
glossary entry, Raymond screamed at me and accused me of trying to 
change the language. He considers it an intended language feature that 
one can write a sequence class and not bother with __iter__. I guess we 
do not all agree ;-).

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Terry Jan Reedy