Python - Why do I get an empty list if I add an "else" to my function?

If I execute this piece of code I get an empty list:

#quick.py
def test(key): 
    print('the input key is:',key)   
    if key==1: 
        return range(1,13)
    else:
        month = ['15','30']
        for i in range(1,53):
            if i==4: 
                yield '2904'
            else:
                str_i = str(i)
                if i<10:
                    str_i= '0'+str_i 
                yield month[0] + str_i if i % 2 else month[1] + str_i

my_list = list(test(1))
print('the list is :' ,my_list)

pc@pc-host:~/Git/PasivicSerious$ python3 quick.py
    the input key is: 1
    the list is : []

but without the " else " I get my desired list:

def test(key): 
    print('the input key is:',key)   
    if key==1: 
        return range(1,13)
    # else:
    #     month = ['15','30']
    #     for i in range(1,53):
    #         if i==4: 
    #             yield '2904'
    #         else:
    #             str_i = str(i)
    #             if i<10:
    #                 str_i= '0'+str_i 
    #             yield month[0] + str_i if i % 2 else month[1] + str_i

my_list = list(test(1))
print('the list is :' ,my_list)

pc@pc-host:~/Git/PasivicSerious$ python3 quick.py
the input key is: 1
the list is : [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Why does this happen, what am I misunderstanding about generators?