Iterators and generators for the masses

[Hans Nowak]

kevin parks wrote:

> A note in my Python 2.2 folder says that:
> 
> Iterators (PEP 234) and generators (PEP 255) were added.

[snip]

> what do they do? what can they do, what tasks do they make easier,
> what is the simplest possible example, what is a more complex
> example...etc. & co.

"What's new in Python 2.2" describes them, maybe this will help
you:

  http://www.amk.ca/python/2.2/index.html#SECTION000400000000000000000

HTH,

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