performs garbage collection via reference counting and a cyclic garbage
collector that is able to detect and break reference cycles.
+ .. index:: single: generator
+
generator
A function which returns an iterator. It looks like a normal function
except that values are returned to the caller using a :keyword:`yield`
.. index:: single: generator expression
generator expression
- An expression that returns a generator. It looks like a normal expression
+ An expression that returns an iterator. It looks like a normal expression
followed by a :keyword:`for` expression defining a loop variable, range,
and an optional :keyword:`if` expression. The combined expression
generates values for an enclosing function::