yield keyword in Python

Question

What does 'yield' do in Python?

Answer 1

The yield keyword is used along with generator functions to generate iterators. 

EXAMPLE:

def simpleGeneratorFun(): 
    yield 'a'           
    yield 'b'           
    yield 'c'           
for x in simpleGeneratorFun():  
    print(x)

OUTPUT:

a
b
c