How to get one value at a time from a generator function in Python?
Yes, or next(gen) in 2.6+.
In Python <= 2.5, use gen.next(). This will work for all Python 2.x versions, but not Python 3.x
In Python >= 2.6, use next(gen). This is a built in function, and is clearer. It will also work in Python 3.
Both of these end up calling a specially named function, next(), which can be overridden by subclassing. In Python 3, however, this function has been renamed to __next__(), to be consistent with other special functions.