Additional Notes
How should you explain iterator protocol in an interview?
Track: Python
Topic: Iterators and Generators
Focus: Iterator Protocol
Python: Iterator Protocol
Answer
Know that iterables hand out iterators and that iterators produce one value at a time until exhaustion. Interviewers often use simple next and iter examples to test whether you really understand iteration.
The strongest answers connect the feature to reasoning and tradeoffs instead of reciting syntax.
The strongest answers connect the feature to reasoning and tradeoffs instead of reciting syntax.
Topics: Iterator Protocol Iterators and Generators Python