What exactly are iterator, iterable, and iteration?

Question

What is the most basic definition of \"iterable\", \"iterator\" and \"iteration\" in Python?

I have read multiple definitions but I am unable to identify the exact m

Answer 1

iterable = [1, 2] 

iterator = iter(iterable)

print(iterator.__next__())   

print(iterator.__next__())   

so,

1. iterable is an object that can be looped over. e.g. list , string , tuple etc.

2. using the iter function on our iterable object will return an iterator object.

3. now this iterator object has method named __next__ (in Python 3, or just next in Python 2) by which you can access each element of iterable.

so, OUTPUT OF ABOVE CODE WILL BE:

1

2