[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

Tim Peters added the comment: Stefan, yup! Thank you. `array.array` and `bytearray` iterators appear to work the same way as `list` iterators here. Terry, the note in the `for` statement docs was written before there _was_ an iterator protocol. For example, here are the 1.5.1 docs: https:

[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

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[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Replace 'sequence' with 'collection' and I agree. The for loop code just calls iter() and it.next() until an exception. The behavior of it.next for builtins should be documented with the builtins. (I think there is something already about dict iteration in

[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

Stefan Pochmann added the comment: And `bytearray`. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https:

[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

Stefan Pochmann added the comment: Yes, there's also `array.array`. -- nosy: +Stefan Pochmann ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs

[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

Tim Peters added the comment: Some other points to consider: I don't think this belongs in the `for` statement docs at all. Instead they should merely _note_ that what happens if a sequence being iterated over is mutated is up to the sequence iterator. Then, e.g., the `list` docs should spe

[issue32767] Mutating a list while iterating: clarify the docs

New submission from Tim Peters : This has come up repeatedly, and the docs should be updated to resolve it: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48603998/python-iterating-over-a-list-but-i-want-to-add-to-that-list-while-in-the-loop/48604036#48604036 Seemingly the only relevant documentation is i