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[Python-ideas] yield from multiple iterables (was Re: The async API of the future: yield-from)

Christian Tismer tismer at stackless.com
Mon Oct 15 19:25:31 CEST 2012 
On 15.10.12 15:57, Christian Tismer wrote:
>
> Right, CPython still keeps unneccessary crap on the C stack.
> But that's not the point right now, because on the other hand,
> in the context of a possible yield (from or not), the C stack
> is clean, and this enables switching.
> And actually in such clean positions, Stackless Python (as opposed to
> Greenlets) does soft-switching, which is very similar to what the 
> generators
> are doing - there is no assembly stuff involved at all.

I'm sorry about the expression "crap". Please read this as "stuff".

I was not aware of the unfriendliness of this word and will be more
careful next time.

cheers - Chris

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