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#4992: next() method -> next() function.

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Georg Brandl 2009-02-05 11:01:54 +00:00
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@ -441,14 +441,14 @@ statement in a function definition is sufficient to cause that definition to
create a generator function instead of a normal function. create a generator function instead of a normal function.
When a generator function is called, it returns an iterator known as a generator When a generator function is called, it returns an iterator known as a generator
iterator, or more commonly, a generator. The body of the generator function is iterator, or more commonly, a generator. The body of the generator function is
executed by calling the generator's :meth:`next` method repeatedly until it executed by calling the :func:`next` function on the generator repeatedly until
raises an exception. it raises an exception.
When a :keyword:`yield` statement is executed, the state of the generator is When a :keyword:`yield` statement is executed, the state of the generator is
frozen and the value of :token:`expression_list` is returned to :meth:`next`'s frozen and the value of :token:`expression_list` is returned to :meth:`next`'s
caller. By "frozen" we mean that all local state is retained, including the caller. By "frozen" we mean that all local state is retained, including the
current bindings of local variables, the instruction pointer, and the internal current bindings of local variables, the instruction pointer, and the internal
evaluation stack: enough information is saved so that the next time :meth:`next` evaluation stack: enough information is saved so that the next time :func:`next`
is invoked, the function can proceed exactly as if the :keyword:`yield` is invoked, the function can proceed exactly as if the :keyword:`yield`
statement were just another external call. statement were just another external call.