yield和return的区别（Python，非常全）

Yield vs. Return

Yield	Return
Yield returns a generator object to the caller, and the execution of the code starts only when the generator is iterated.	A return in a function is the end of the function execution, and a single value is given back to the caller.
When the function is called and it encounters the yield keyword, the function execution stops. It returns generator object back to the caller. The function execution will start only when the generator object is executed.	When the function is called, the execution starts and the value is given back to the caller if there is return keyword. The return inside the function marks the end of the function execution.
yield expression	return expression
No memory is used when the yield keyword is used.	The memory is allocated for the value returned.
Very useful if you have to deal with huge data size as the memory is not used.	Convenient for very small data size.
The performance is better if the yield keyword is used for large data size.	A lot of memory is used if the data size is huge that will hamper the performance.
Execution time is faster in case of yield for large data size.	The execution time used is more as there is extra processing done in case if your data size is huge, it will work fine for small data size.

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