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# Generator Expression

```
genexpr = (expression for item in collection) 
```

The above generator expression “template” corresponds to the following generator function: 

```
def generator(): 
    for item in collection: 
        yield expression
```

Bader, Dan. Python Tricks: A Buffet of Awesome Python Features (p. 244).