Alternative iterator syntax

[Denys Duchier]

qrczak at knm.org.pl (Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk) writes:

> 1. Design a simple iterator protocol and add methods like
>    xitems(), xkeys() and xvalues() which produce such iterators.

I completely agree with this suggestion.  I don't think that the hocus
pocus of magic attributes is a good semantic foundation for language
design.  This suggestion is simpler: it's business as usual with added
value.

In all other respects, the iterators idea is much more sensible than
the proposed `:' syntax extension.

Cheers,

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