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<h1>Generators</h1>
<p>Generators are a Python core language construct that allow a function's return
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number of iterations. Generators are defined in
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<p><a href="http://intermediatepythonista.com/python-generators">An introduction to Python generators</a>
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provides code examples for these two constructs and some simple explanations
for each..</p>
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<p>The question to <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1756096/understanding-generators-in-python">Understanding Generators in Python?</a>
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