Quick Check: Python Generators

Check your understanding of generator functions, yield, generator state, and generator expressions.

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Check your understanding of generator functions, yield, generator state, and generator expressions.

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What does calling a generator function normally return?

Calling a generator function creates a generator iterator; execution proceeds when the iterator is advanced.
What happens when a generator reaches yield?

The generator suspends while retaining its execution state.
Which statement is correct about a generator object?

Generator objects implement the iterator protocol.
What happens when a generator executes return?

return ends the generator; normal iteration then stops.
What does a generator expression produce?

A generator expression evaluates to a generator iterator.

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