#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """http://ginstrom.com/scribbles/2007/10/08/design-patterns-python-style/ Implementation of the iterator pattern with a generator""" def count_to(count): """Counts by word numbers, up to a maximum of five""" numbers = ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"] # enumerate() returns a tuple containing a count (from start which # defaults to 0) and the values obtained from iterating over sequence for pos, number in zip(range(count), numbers): yield number # Test the generator count_to_two = lambda: count_to(2) count_to_five = lambda: count_to(5) print('Counting to two...') for number in count_to_two(): print(number, end=' ') print() print('Counting to five...') for number in count_to_five(): print(number, end=' ') print() ### OUTPUT ### # Counting to two... # one two # Counting to five... # one two three four five