gh-155856: Rephrase doc for "iter" to avoid "collection" - #155857
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Fixes python#155856 - The term "collection" is misleading. Also add link to "sequence".
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Ah I overlooked the "term" around the sequence. Ok.
| the sequence protocol (the :meth:`~object.__getitem__` method with integer arguments | ||
| second argument, the single argument must be an object that supports the | ||
| :term:`iterable` protocol (the :meth:`~object.__iter__` method) or the | ||
| :term:`sequence` protocol (the :meth:`~object.__getitem__` method with integer arguments |
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Linking to the sequence glossary entry isn't quite correct here, it has stricter requirements (i.e., a __len__ method) than iter()'s requirements.
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Fixes #155856 - The term "collection" is misleading.
Also add link to "sequence".
iter()doesn't require a "collection" #155856