An Iterator in Python

Elshad Karimov
Stackademic
2 min readMay 7, 2024

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An iterator in Python is an object that implements the iterator protocol, which consists of the methods __iter__() and __next__(). Iterators are used to iterate over iterable objects like lists, tuples, and dictionaries. They provide a way to access the elements of an aggregate object sequentially without exposing its underlying representation.

Key Features of Iterators in Python

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