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This cheat sheet provides an overview of Python iterators, generators, and decorators, including their definitions, use cases, and examples. It highlights best practices for implementing these concepts and includes ready-to-use code snippets for infinite generators and retry decorators. The document serves as a quick reference for enhancing Python programming skills in these areas.

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This cheat sheet provides an overview of Python iterators, generators, and decorators, including their definitions, use cases, and examples. It highlights best practices for implementing these concepts and includes ready-to-use code snippets for infinite generators and retry decorators. The document serves as a quick reference for enhancing Python programming skills in these areas.

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Python Iterators, Generators & Decorators - Expert Cheat Sheet

Complete Expert Cheat Sheet

ITERATORS
-------------
Definition:
An object with __iter__() and __next__() methods.

Use Case:
- Custom data structures
- Controlled iteration
- Wrapping complex data sources

Example:
class CountUpTo:
def __init__(self, max):
self.max = max
self.current = 1
def __iter__(self):
return self
def __next__(self):
if self.current > self.max:
raise StopIteration
val = self.current
self.current += 1
return val

for i in CountUpTo(3): print(i)

Best Practices:
- Raise StopIteration cleanly
- Use iter(), zip(), enumerate(), reversed()

GENERATORS
---------------
Definition:
A function that yields values instead of returning them.

Use Case:
- Stream processing
- Lazy evaluation
- Pipelines

Example:
def count_up_to(n):
i = 1
while i <= n:
yield i
i += 1

for num in count_up_to(3): print(num)


Python Iterators, Generators & Decorators - Expert Cheat Sheet

Generator Expression:
squares = (x * x for x in range(5))

Best Practices:
- Use yield for memory-efficiency
- Combine with next(), for loop
- Clear documentation

DECORATORS
---------------
Definition:
Functions that modify/enhance other functions.

Use Case:
- Logging
- Authentication
- Input validation
- Caching, Timing

Basic Example:
def decorator(func):
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
print("Before")
result = func(*args, **kwargs)
print("After")
return result
return wrapper

@decorator
def greet():
print("Hello")

With Arguments:
def repeat(n):
def decorator(func):
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
for _ in range(n):
func(*args, **kwargs)
return wrapper
return decorator

@repeat(3)
def say_hi(): print("Hi")

With functools.wraps (Best Practice):


from functools import wraps
def log_call(func):
@wraps(func)
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
print(f"Calling {func.__name__}")
Python Iterators, Generators & Decorators - Expert Cheat Sheet
return func(*args, **kwargs)
return wrapper

Industrial Use Cases


--------------------------
- Read files line-by-line (Generator)
- Paginated API fetch (Iterator)
- Function logging (Decorator)
- Retry logic (Decorator)
- Data pipelines (Generator)

Ready-to-Use Code
--------------------------
Infinite Generator:
def infinite_counter(start=0):
while True:
yield start
start += 1

Retry Decorator:
def retry(n):
def decorator(func):
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
for attempt in range(n):
try:
return func(*args, **kwargs)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Attempt {attempt+1} failed: {e}")
raise Exception("All retries failed")
return wrapper
return decorator

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