What does <generator object <generator object <genexpr> at 0x0402C7B0> mean?

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Tue May 21 21:42:07 EDT 2019


On 5/21/2019 9:11 PM, CrazyVideoGamez wrote:
> I tried doing a list comprehension. I typed:
> 
> favorite_fruits = ['watermelon', 'blackberries']
> print(fruit for fruit in favorite_fruits)
> 
> And I got:
> <generator object <genexpr> at 0x0402C7B0>
> What does this mean

It means that the expression (fruit for fruit in favorite_fruits) 
evaluates to a generator object.

> and what do I have to fix?

Perhaps you wanted to run the generator, perhaps like this:

 >>> favorite_fruits = ['watermelon', 'blackberries']
 >>> print(*(fruit for fruit in favorite_fruits))
watermelon blackberries

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy




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