IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3

Support `yield`/`yield from` in f-strings

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Description

Using yield/yield from in an f-string should turn the function into a generator:

def fn(y):
    f'y:{yield y*2}'

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Research direction

Start by locating IronPython's f-string parsing and yield handling entry points; the issue provides no file or test names. Reproduce the shown function and inspect existing tests for f-strings and generators, then add coverage showing that yield and yield from inside an f-string make the function a generator.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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