Issue 10410: An iterable is not necessarily a container.

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Raymond Hettinger 2010-11-14 05:27:15 +00:00
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@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Glossary
slowly. See also :term:`interactive`. slowly. See also :term:`interactive`.
iterable iterable
A container object capable of returning its members one at a An object capable of returning its members one at a
time. Examples of iterables include all sequence types (such as time. Examples of iterables include all sequence types (such as
:class:`list`, :class:`str`, and :class:`tuple`) and some non-sequence :class:`list`, :class:`str`, and :class:`tuple`) and some non-sequence
types like :class:`dict` and :class:`file` and objects of any classes you types like :class:`dict` and :class:`file` and objects of any classes you