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I've looked at the docs again and think they're fine. And in the 3.x docs, the iterator version of zip() specifies its implementation with a pure python equivalent that makes it clear that the iterator is not run to exhaustion.
Note that zip() has existed since 2.0 and iterators/generators since 2.2. The docs for them have worked just fine, so I wouldn't worry too much about their being a "trap for 99% of programmers who aren't implementers."
GPK, I can see that you're wound-up about this, but you seem to have a profound misunderstanding about iterators/generators and have incorrectly assumed an implied contract for consumer functions to completely consume their inputs. Sorry, but I'm going to close this one. For further discussion, I recommend the python tutor mailing list. |
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2011-02-20 05:32:54 | rhettinger | set | recipients:
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2011-02-20 05:32:54 | rhettinger | set | messageid: <1298179974.42.0.254926794123.issue11248@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
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