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Re: l = range(int(1E9))

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Subject Re: l = range(int(1E9))
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> scripting
> languages often lack a C-style for-loop, using a foreach loop instead. E.g.
> I believe the canonical way to loop in bash is something like:
>
>     for $i in `seq start stop` do ...
>
> (by memory).

Newer versions of bash have grown an alternative syntax for that
common case, but if you need to support older forms, or other shells,
then yes, it's something like that. Maybe without the dollar sign. (I
can never remember the exact syntax, and I know bash is really finicky
about where you put newlines and where you don't, but it looks
something like what you had.)

ChrisA

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l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 18:06 +0200
  Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-30 16:33 +0000
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 19:26 +0200
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-01 03:41 +1000
        Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 20:44 +0200
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2015-04-30 21:40 +0200
  Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> - 2015-04-30 16:55 +0000
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-01 03:20 +1000
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-01 15:20 +1000
        Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 08:08 +0200
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-05-02 16:26 +0100
        Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-02 16:40 +0100
          Re: l = range(int(1E9)) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-05-02 17:17 +0100
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-02 17:39 +0100
              Re: l = range(int(1E9)) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-05-02 19:34 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-02 20:15 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-02 22:26 +0300
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-05-02 20:51 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2015-05-02 17:21 -0400
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-02 15:31 -0600
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> - 2015-05-02 21:40 +0000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-02 23:26 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-05-02 23:33 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> - 2015-05-03 00:13 +0000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-05-02 20:07 -0600
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-03 03:16 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-03 21:16 +1000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-03 21:30 +1000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-03 19:36 +0100
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-03 21:15 +1000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-03 21:29 +1000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-02 19:26 -0400
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> - 2015-05-03 00:01 +0000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-02 23:18 -0400
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> - 2015-05-03 03:40 +0000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-03 21:05 +1000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-02 19:51 -0400
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-02 22:51 -0600
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-03 21:21 +1000
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-02 22:15 +0300
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-03 20:32 +1000
              Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-03 20:59 +1000
        Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-02 18:41 -0400
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 19:28 +0200
  Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-04-30 13:02 -0400
  Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2015-04-30 10:05 -0700
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2015-04-30 17:12 +0000
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 20:50 +0200
        Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-04-30 21:53 +0100
          Re: l = range(int(1E9)) ElChino <elchino@cnn.cn> - 2015-04-30 23:23 +0200
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-01 08:45 +1000
              Re: l = range(int(1E9)) ElChino <elchino@cnn.cn> - 2015-05-01 01:03 +0200
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-01 09:12 +1000
              Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 07:04 +0200
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-01 13:15 +0200
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 14:22 +0200
                Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-01 22:00 -0400
            Use ‘python2’ or ‘python3’, explicit is better than implicit  (was: l = range(int(1E9))) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-01 09:19 +1000
              Re: Use 'python2' or 'python3', explicit is better than implicit  (was: l = range(int(1E9))) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-04-30 19:24 -0700
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-01 09:23 +1000
          Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 06:19 +0200
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-01 05:41 +0100
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-05-01 07:25 -0600
              Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 16:12 +0200
  Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Gisle Vanem <gvanem@yahoo.no> - 2015-04-30 20:23 +0200
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-04-30 18:48 +0000
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-30 14:59 -0400
        Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 22:18 +0200
          Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-04-30 16:41 -0500
            Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 07:19 +0200
  Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-01 14:42 +1000
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-05-01 07:13 +0200
    Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2015-05-02 21:28 +0000
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-02 15:32 -0600
      Re: l = range(int(1E9)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-03 20:56 +1000

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