[Python-Dev] PEP 276 (simple iterator for ints)

[Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy)]

Nick Coghlan wrote:

> Interesting that in the course of this discussion I've gone from 'nice
> idea' to 'no way!'

That's exactly what happened to me when the PEP was first proposed. On
the face of it, it's a nice, simple, easily-understood thing. However,
when you think about the use cases, it starts looking more like a hack.

Tim Delaney