A question about generators

[Greg Ewing]

Richard J Kuhns wrote:
> 
> That's EXACTLY what I did :).  The main reason I had problems to start with
> is that almost everything I've done with python feels more-or-less
> "elegant", and this doesn't.

Well, generators weren't designed for the sort of problems
that require restartability.

Is there some reason you absolutely can't just create
a new instance of the generator each time you need
to restart? That would be the most elegant way,
if you can manage it.

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