This avoids a non-obvious panic when range is used on a
nil interface, and fixes it by behaving as if the range
was empty.

The new behavior is equivalent to the outcome of iterating
on a nil map or slice, and is useful because it allows
generic structures such as used in json (map[string]interface{})
to behave correctly if a key generally set to a list or map
isn't present.

R=golang-dev, r, gustavo
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4876046