Comprehensions & generators
List/dict/set comprehensions, generator expressions, and lazy iteration.
Generate Data with Python Comprehensions and Generators
Shows list, dict compregensions and generator expressions plus a Fibonacci generator to produce data lazily.
# Data generation helpers using comprehensions and generators
from itertools import islice
def fibonacci(limit):
"""Generate Fibonacci numbers up to a limit."""
a, b = 0, 1
while a <= limit:
yield a
a, b = b, a + b
def main():
# List comprehension: squares of even numbers
square…How to Generate Fibonacci Numbers in Python Without Recursion
Build an efficient infinite Fibonacci sequence using a generator function with O(1) memory and no recursion overhead.
def fib(n):
a, b = 0, 1
for _ in range(n):
yield a
a, b = b, a + b
if __name__ == "__main__":
count = 10
result = list(fib(count))
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