# Iterator Protocol

There are two functions specifically for working with iterators.

int `PyIter_Check`(PyObject *o)
  Part of the Stable ABI since version 3.8.

  Return non-zero if the object o supports the iterator protocol, and `0` otherwise. This function always succeeds.

int `PyAiter_Check`(PyObject *o)
  Part of the Stable ABI since version 3.10.

  Returns non-zero if the object ‘obj’ provides `AsyncIterator` protocols, and `0` otherwise. This function always succeeds.

  New in version 3.10.

PyObject *`PyIter_Next`(PyObject *o)
  Return value: New reference. Part of the Stable ABI.

  Return the next value from the iteration o. The object must be an iterator (it is up to the caller to check this). If there are no remaining values, returns `NULL` with no exception set. If an error occurs while retrieving the item, returns `NULL` and passes along the exception.

To write a loop which iterates over an iterator, the C code should look something like this:

    PyObject *iterator = PyObject_GetIter(obj);
    PyObject *item;

    if (iterator == NULL) {
        /* propagate error */
    }

    while ((item = PyIter_Next(iterator))) {
        /* do something with item */
        ...
        /* release reference when done */
        Py_DECREF(item);
    }

    Py_DECREF(iterator);

    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
        /* propagate error */
    }
    else {
        /* continue doing useful work */
    }

type `PySendResult`

  The enum value used to represent different results of `PyIter_Send()`.

  New in version 3.10.

PySendResult `PyIter_Send`(PyObject *iter, PyObject *arg, PyObject **presult)
  Part of the Stable ABI since version 3.10.

  Sends the arg value into the iterator iter. Returns:

  - `PYGEN_RETURN` if iterator returns. Return value is returned via presult.

  - `PYGEN_NEXT` if iterator yields. Yielded value is returned via presult.

  - `PYGEN_ERROR` if iterator has raised and exception. presult is set to `NULL`.

  New in version 3.10.