[Python] How to pick just one item from a generator?

I have a generator function like the following:

def myfunct():
...
yield result


The usual way to call this function would be:

for r in myfunct():
dostuff(r)


My question, is there a way to get just one element from the generator whenever I like? For example, I'd like to do something like:

while True:
...
if something:
my_element = pick_just_one_element(myfunct())
dostuff(my_element)
...

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