Generator expressions v/s list comprehensions

[Mahesh Padmanabhan]

In article <87llfywooz.fsf at sinken.local.csis.hku.hk>,
 Isaac To <iketo2 at netscape.net> wrote:

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Thanks Isaac for providing such a detailed explanation. I understand now 
why generator expressions make more sense. 

I just wish that generator expressions had been designed into the 
language without going the way of list comprehension -> generator 
expressions.