Summary  
This chapter shows how to implement a custom iterator by defining `__iter__` and `__next__` methods to generate a countdown sequence from a start value down to zero.

General domain of usage  
Sequence generation


import unittest
import user_code
import ast
import re   
import unittest
import importlib
import io
from contextlib import redirect_stdout

class TestTask(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_countdown_sequence(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        Countdown = getattr(user_code, 'Countdown', None)
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            Countdown is not None,
            "Countdown class is defined",
            "Countdown class is not defined",
        )
        c = Countdown(5)
        result = [x for x in c]
        expected = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            result == expected,
            f"Countdown yields correct sequence {expected}",
            f"Countdown yields {result}, expected {expected}",
        )

    def test_countdown_stops_after_zero(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        Countdown = getattr(user_code, 'Countdown', None)
        c = Countdown(2)
        it = iter(c)
        values = []
        try:
            while True:
                values.append(next(it))
        except StopIteration:
            pass
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            values == [2, 1, 0],
            "Countdown yields down to zero and then stops",
            f"Countdown yields {values}, expected [2, 1, 0]",
        )
        with self.assertRaises(StopIteration):
            next(it)

    def test_countdown_zero_start(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        Countdown = getattr(user_code, 'Countdown', None)
        c = Countdown(0)
        values = [x for x in c]
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            values == [0],
            "Countdown yields [0] when started at zero",
            f"Countdown yields {values}, expected [0]",
        )

    def test_multiple_iterators(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        Countdown = getattr(user_code, 'Countdown', None)
        c1 = Countdown(1)
        c2 = Countdown(3)
        res1 = [x for x in c1]
        res2 = [x for x in c2]
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            res1 == [1, 0] and res2 == [3, 2, 1, 0],
            "Multiple Countdown instances work independently",
            f"Countdown yields {res1} and {res2}, expected [1, 0] and [3, 2, 1, 0]",
        )

    def test_iter_returns_self(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        Countdown = getattr(user_code, 'Countdown', None)
        c = Countdown(4)
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            iter(c) is c,
            "__iter__ returns self",
            "__iter__ does not return self",
        )

def _dynamic_test(test_case, condition, success_message, failure_message):
    if condition:
        test_case._testMethodName = success_message
        test_case.assertTrue(True, success_message)
    else:
        test_case._testMethodName = failure_message
        test_case.fail(failure_message)

def normalize_text(text):
    text = text.lower()
    text = re.sub(r"\s{2,}", " ", text)
    text = re.sub(r"\s*([,:?])\s*", r"\1 ", text)
    return text.strip()

def change_var(code: str, var_name: str, value: str) -> str:
    tree = ast.parse(code)
    lines = code.splitlines()
    for i, node in enumerate(tree.body):
        if isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
            for target in node.targets:
                if isinstance(target, ast.Name) and target.id == var_name:
                    start_line = node.lineno - 1
                    line = lines[start_line]
                    indent = ' ' * (len(line) - len(line.lstrip()))
                    lines[start_line] = f"{indent}{var_name} = {value}"
                    next_line = len(lines)
                    for next_node in tree.body[i+1:]:
                        if hasattr(next_node, 'lineno'):
                            next_line = next_node.lineno - 1
                            break
                    if next_line > start_line + 1:
                        lines[start_line+1:next_line] = []
                    
                    return '\\n'.join(lines)
    return code

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()


test_main.py

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Challenge: Create a Countdown Iterator

Solution

Challenge: Create a Countdown Iterator

Solution