[Matthew F. Barnes] > > > Perhaps it would be a useful addition to the itertools > > > module then? > > > > > > itertools.interruptable(iterable)
[Raymond Hettinger] > > Any real-world use cases or compelling contrived examples? [Simon Wittber] > I use something like this in the nanothreads module. > > http://metaplay.dyndns.org:8081/svn/fibranet/fibranet/nanothreads.py > > This feature is implemented in the Fibra class, in the end and kill > methods. It is used to stop an iterator from parts of the code which > are not part of the loop that is actually iterating the iterator. > > This usage is specific to situations where generators are being used > as cooperative threads. Are there any generator specific needs that are not met by the PEP 342 implementation? Given a choice between throw(), close(), and send(), I would have thought that all the bases have been covered. Raymond _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
