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From: "Colin J. Williams" <cjw@ncf.ca>
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Subject: Re: yield expression
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:44:06 -0500
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On 26/02/2013 12:07 PM, Vytas D. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> You are using "yield" incorrectly. "yield" works like return, but it can
> return more than once from the same function. Functions that "yield"
> produce a so called "generator" object. This generator object gives you
> values every time you call it.
>
> The generator works very interesting way. It starts like normal function
> and goes until it finds "yield" and returns the value. The state of
> generator is saved - it is like it is put to sleep until you call it
> again. So the next time you call generator() it runs from the point it
> returned last time and will return you another value.
>
> Simple sample of making and using generator (prints forever, so just
> kill with CTRL+C).
>
> def counter(start_at=0):
>      """Returns integer each time called"""
>
>      count = start_at
>      while True:
>          yield count
>          count += 1
>
> def main():
>      generator = counter()
>
>      while True:
>          print(next(generator))
>
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>      main()
>
>
> Hope helps.
>
> Vytas D.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Colin J. Williams <cjw@ncf.ca
> <mailto:cjw@ncf.ca>> wrote:
>
>     On 24/02/2013 7:36 PM, Ziliang Chen wrote:
>
>         Hi folks,
>         When I am trying to understand "yield" expression in Python2.6,
>         I did the following coding. I have difficulty understanding why
>         "val" will be "None" ? What's happening under the hood? It seems
>         to me very time the counter resumes to execute, it will assign
>         "count" to "val", so "val" should NOT be "None" all the time.
>
>         Thanks !
>
>         code snippet:
>         ----
>            def counter(start_at=0):
>                count = start_at
>                while True:
>                    val = (yield count)
>                    if val is not None:
>                        count = val
>                    else:
>                        print 'val is None'
>                        count += 1
>
>
>     Perhaps it's becaoue (teild count) is a statement.  Statements do
>     not return a value.
>
>     Colin W.
>
>
>
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>
Yes, it's very helpful.  Thanks also to the other two responders.

This brings us back to the OP question.  Why not " val = (yield count)"?

Colin W.