Dangerous behavior of list(generator)

[Albert van der Horst]

In article <mailman.1818.1260694428.2873.python-list at python.org>,
Gabriel Genellina <gagsl-py2 at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
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>Despite a promise in PEP 289, generator expressions semantics isn't
>explained in detail in the language reference. I can't tell if the
>difference is intentional, accidental, undocumented behavior, an
>implementation accident, a bug, or what...

Philosophically speaking ...
An important feature that is not documented is a severe defect.
(important maps to severe).
Before it is documented, there can be no discrepancy between
specification and implementation so other defects are formally
not present in relation to this situation.

>--
>Gabriel Genellina
>

Groetjes Albert.


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