generator/coroutine terminology

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin at gmail.com>:

> A generator is a special type of iterator that results from generator
> functions and generator expressions.

Is it necessary/useful for a Python application programmer to be
conscious of the different types of iterator? What mistaken usage could
arise if the application just treated all iterators as, well, iterators?


Marko