terminology question: generator data

[Skaperen]

if i have a linear indexed bunch of data and all the data is present at once, it is generally called a sequence. it might be a list. but if the data is being created or derived as time steps forward, and sent, or obtained from, a generator, what is this called? if the data at each step is a single character it might be called a stream. if it is other kinds data, or no specific kind of data at all, what might that be called?

[Larz60+]

You might find the following useful: http://pyflag.sourceforge.net/Documentat...ators.html

[Skaperen]

initially starting to read this reminded me of generators i once wrote in assembly language (for IBM 360/370 mainframes). i remember a very fast one that executed only 2 instructions in most cases per yield cycle and sometimes 5 or 6 instructions. the main loop was also doing 2 instructions in most cases and 4 or 5 instructions a little more frequently. it was doing complex bit stream packing and unpacking. for those familiar with this instruction set, there was a big use of the BALR instruction, and lots of registers. BALR 2,2 did a nice coroutine jump, flipping location with register 2.

[Larz60+]

BAL - A Blast from the past
Also used Easycoder (actually my first language) for Honeywell 1000

[Skaperen]

i didn't find much about data sequence terminology there, except the use of "event" a lot.

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yes, BAL, and BALR were especially fun.