count items in generator

[Delaney, Timothy (Tim)]

Delaney, Timothy (Tim) wrote:

> Actually len(itertools.count()) would as well - when a couple of long
> instances used up everything available - but it would take a *lot*
> longer.

Actually, this would depend on whether len(iterable) used a C integral
variable to accumulate the length (which would roll over and never end)
or a Python long (which would eventually use up all memory).

Tim Delaney