=== modified file 'django/db/models/query.py'
--- django/db/models/query.py	2007-01-31 04:27:47 +0000
+++ django/db/models/query.py	2007-02-09 01:53:47 +0000
@@ -167,17 +167,16 @@
 
     def iterator(self):
         "Performs the SELECT database lookup of this QuerySet."
+        try:
+            select, sql, params = self._get_sql_clause()
+        except EmptyResultSet:
+            raise StopIteration
+
         # self._select is a dictionary, and dictionaries' key order is
         # undefined, so we convert it to a list of tuples.
         extra_select = self._select.items()
 
         cursor = connection.cursor()
-        
-        try:
-            select, sql, params = self._get_sql_clause()
-        except EmptyResultSet:
-            raise StopIteration
-            
         cursor.execute("SELECT " + (self._distinct and "DISTINCT " or "") + ",".join(select) + sql, params)
         fill_cache = self._select_related
         index_end = len(self.model._meta.fields)
@@ -523,11 +522,18 @@
         return select, " ".join(sql), params
 
 class ValuesQuerySet(QuerySet):
-    def iterator(self):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ValuesQuerySet, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         # select_related and select aren't supported in values().
         self._select_related = False
         self._select = {}
 
+    def iterator(self):
+        try:
+            select, sql, params = self._get_sql_clause()
+        except EmptyResultSet:
+            raise StopIteration
+
         # self._fields is a list of field names to fetch.
         if self._fields:
             columns = [self.model._meta.get_field(f, many_to_many=False).column for f in self._fields]
@@ -535,15 +541,9 @@
         else: # Default to all fields.
             columns = [f.column for f in self.model._meta.fields]
             field_names = [f.attname for f in self.model._meta.fields]
-
-        cursor = connection.cursor()
-        
-        try:
-            select, sql, params = self._get_sql_clause()
-        except EmptyResultSet:
-            raise StopIteration
         
         select = ['%s.%s' % (backend.quote_name(self.model._meta.db_table), backend.quote_name(c)) for c in columns]
+        cursor = connection.cursor()
         cursor.execute("SELECT " + (self._distinct and "DISTINCT " or "") + ",".join(select) + sql, params)
         while 1:
             rows = cursor.fetchmany(GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE)
@@ -592,9 +592,6 @@
         super(EmptyQuerySet, self).__init__(model)
         self._result_cache = []
         
-    def iterator(self):
-        raise StopIteration
-        
     def count(self):
         return 0
         
@@ -606,6 +603,9 @@
         c._result_cache = []
         return c
 
+    def _get_sql_clause(self):
+        raise EmptyResultSet
+
 class QOperator(object):
     "Base class for QAnd and QOr"
     def __init__(self, *args):

=== modified file 'tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py'
--- tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py	2007-01-31 04:27:47 +0000
+++ tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py	2007-02-09 01:59:49 +0000
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@
 []
 >>> Article.objects.none().count()
 0
+>>> [article for article in Article.objects.none().iterator()]
+[]
 
 # using __in with an empty list should return an empty query set
 >>> Article.objects.filter(id__in=[])