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author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2004-06-07 21:52:47 (GMT) |
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committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2004-06-07 21:52:47 (GMT) |
commit | d348193ff2bbf8b007f9cabd7fc81ab3491464e3 (patch) | |
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Add genexps to the glossary.
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diff --git a/Doc/tut/glossary.tex b/Doc/tut/glossary.tex index 38b4609..538c5ea 100644 --- a/Doc/tut/glossary.tex +++ b/Doc/tut/glossary.tex @@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ stopped at the {}\keyword{yield} keyword (returning the result) and is resumed there when the next element is requested by calling the \method{next()} method of the returned iterator. +\index{generator expression} +\item[generator expression] +An expression that returns a generator. It looks like a normal expression +followed by a \keyword{for} expression defining a loop variable, range, and +an optional \keyword{if} expression. The combined expression generates +values for an enclosing function: + +\begin{verbatim} +>>> sum(i*i for i in range(10)) # sum of squares 0, 1, 4, ... 81 +285 +\end{verbatim} + \index{GIL} \item[GIL] See \emph{global interpreter lock}. |