How to make an empty generator?

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.2802.1266607542.28905.python-list at python.org>,
Terry Reedy  <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>
>Confusing generators and generator functions is, well, confusing.
>For future reference, and clarity of communication in Pythonland,
>
>generator function: function that produces a generator when called; if 
>python coded, its body contains 'yield'.
>
>generator: iterator produced by a generator function; has .__next__ and 
>self-returning .__init__, like all other iterators.
>
>generator expression: an expression that evaluates to a generator; the 
>expression is used to create a temporary anonymous generator function 
>that is called to produce the generator and is then discarded.

My preference is to use the terms "generator" and "generator iterator"
(abbreviated "gen iter" or "geniter").
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