title: Python: calling method returns <[object] at [pointer]> instead of object
body: <p>I'm a very novice programmer. I'm trying to use the <code>combinations</code> tool in the <code>itertools</code> module. So I try:</p>
  
  <pre><code>from itertools import *
  print combinations('12345', 3)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but instead of the expected <code>('123', '124', '125', [...])</code> I get <code>&lt;itertools.combinations object at [pointer]&gt;</code>. I am very confused because calling methods in other modules returns the expected result, for instance:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import random
  print random.randrange(10)
  &gt;&gt;&gt; 9
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What am I doing wrong with the itertools module?</p>