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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 8ec9e61..942f1e2 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ Glossary performs garbage collection via reference counting and a cyclic garbage collector that is able to detect and break reference cycles. + .. index:: single: generator + generator A function which returns an iterator. It looks like a normal function except that values are returned to the caller using a :keyword:`yield` @@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ Glossary .. index:: single: generator expression generator expression - An expression that returns a generator. It looks like a normal expression + An expression that returns an iterator. 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:: |