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<h2 id=divingin>Diving In</h2>
<p class=f>Generators are really just a special case of <i>iterators</i>. A function that <code>yield</code>s values is a nice, compact way of building an iterator without building an iterator. Let me show you what I mean by that.
<p class=f>Iterators are the &#8220;secret sauce&#8221; of Python 3. They&#8217;re everywhere, underlying everything, always just out of sight. <a href=comprehensions.html>Comprehensions</a> are just a simple form of <i>iterators</i>. Generators are just a simple form of <i>iterators</i>. A function that <code>yield</code>s values is a nice, compact way of building an iterator without building an iterator. Let me show you what I mean by that.
<p>Remember <a href=generators.html#a-fibonacci-generator>the Fibonacci generator</a>? Here it is as a built-from-scratch iterator: