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On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 12:15 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> Note to self: range(10) is an iterator factory, not an iterator.

It is an iterable. It is not a factory, as that implies that you call
it. It is an object which, when you ask it for an iterator, gives you
an iterator. That's called an iterable.

ChrisA