>> import hashlib
>>
>> fd = open('/dev/urandom', 'rb')
>> gen = (hashlib.sha256(i).hexdigest() for i in fd.read(4096))
>>
>> try:
>> for i in gen:
>> print i #<-- This loop should never end... but does. Why?
>>
>> except KeyboardInterrupt:
>> gen.close()
>> fd.close()
>> print "\nBye!"
>>
> Check out the generator expression. What are you iterating over? How
> long is the string returned by the read?
I knew it was subtle. I was trying to use 'read(4096)' like open()'s
buffersize parameter. (Which it's obviously isn't.)
Thanks!
-Modulok-
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