Python Tip of the Day: Save Memory with Generators

Save Memory with Generators

Author: Jeremy Morgan
Published: November 8, 2024

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Generators yield items one at a time, which is great for large datasets.

# Generator function
def count_up_to(max):
    count = 1
    while count <= max:
        yield count
        count += 1

for number in count_up_to(5):
    print(number)
# Output:
# 1
# 2
# 3
# 4
# 5

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