Generators are functions that behave like iterators, thus can be used in for loops. For example, a generator that produces even numbers will look like:

def even_numbers(upperlimit):
    current = 0
    while current < upperlimit:
        yield current
        current += 2

Generators are also created using a syntax similar to list comprehension:

even …

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I've been trying to understand how django's decorator @cached_property works. Here is the class definition (original source):

# Got from django code base
class cached_property:
    """
    Decorator that converts a method with a single self argument into a
    property cached on the instance.
    Optional ``name`` argument allows you to make …

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I finally got down to writing my first vim function. It was a gruelling journey but I finally got through it. So I'll write down the problem I had and the fix I finally came up with as my solution.