Is there a way to remember the position in a python iterator?

Question

I would like to iterate over an iterable object (let\'s say, a list) and leave at some point remembering the position where I left off to continue the next time an iterator

Answer 1

You can use a generator to do this

def get_next(iterator):
    for item in iterator:
        yield item

my_list_iterator = get_next(my_list)

for val in my_list_iterator:
    do_stuff(val)
    if some_condition:
        break

do_stuff()

for val in my_list_iterator:
    continue_doing_stuff(val)