"vbgunz" wrote: > I am afraid that this is the first time in which I would probably need > something explained to me as if I were a little child. I am having a > hard time getting this through my thick skull. What in the world is > wrong with this!? > > ''' ########################################################### ''' > > def generatorFunction(sequence=['item1', 'item2', 'item3']): > for item in sequence: > yield item > > yieldedValue = generatorFunction() > > '''this seems to work perfectly.''' > print '-' * 32 > print yieldedValue # <generator object at 0xb723014c> > print yieldedValue.next() # item1 > print yieldedValue.next() # item2 > print yieldedValue.next() # item3 > > '''this is where things don't make any sense!''' > print '-' * 32 > print generatorFunction() # <generator object at 0xb723022c> > print generatorFunction().next() # item1 > print generatorFunction().next() # item1 > print generatorFunction().next() # item1 > > ''' ########################################################### '''
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