[Python-ideas] sentinel_exception argument to `iter`

[Terry Reedy]

On 2/7/2014 3:39 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> is simpler than the proposed behaviour:
>
>    "the callable is called until it returns the sentinel, unless the
>     sentinel is an exception instance or class, in which case the
>     callable is called until it raises that exception, or one which is
>     compatible with it"

To repeat, for the 3rd or 4th time, this is not the behavior that either 
I or Ram proposed. I even provided code to be clear as to what I mean at 
the time.

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Terry Jan Reedy