Today, we will explore an exciting aspect of Python programming — generating infinite sequences using itertools. This feature can help you build powerful applications by creating endless streams of data while conserving memory resources. Let’s dive right in!
What are Generators & Iterables?
Before diving into generating infinite sequences, let’s briefly discuss generators and iterables. A generator is a special type of iterator that returns one value at a time until it runs out of values or raises StopIteration. An iterable is any object that has an iter() method, allowing us to loop through its elements. The built-in module itertools provides several useful functions for working with iterables and generators.
Creating Your First Infinite Series — count()
Let’s start by building our first infinite sequence with the count() function from itertools. It generates a series of integers starting from zero, increasing by one each time. Here's how to use it:
import itertools
numbers =…