If by generic you mean able to use other types of collections, aren't generator expressions[1] the generic version of list comprehensions? List comprehension:

If by generic you mean able to use other types of collections, aren't generator expressions[1] the generic version of list comprehensions? List comprehension: a = [x for x in stuff if x > 1] Equivalent generic version: a = list(x for x in stuff if x > 1) With your own collection type: a = MyCustomCollection(x for x in stuff if x > 1) [1] https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0289/ https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0289/