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Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop

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On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 9:34 AM BartC <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:

> On 28/06/2016 14:15, Michael Selik wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 8:41 AM Elizabeth Weiss <cake240@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I do not understand the second code. What is counter?
> >>
> >
> > It looks like someone wanted to make a loop induction variable.
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_variable
>
> I don't know if that helps; I've never heard of an induction variable.
>

But you've seen them often in other programming languages?


> And according to the first example in that link, then 'word' in the OP's
> second example might be classed as an induction variable too!


The variable ``word`` was not being incremented/decremented by a fixed
amount, nor was it a linear function of another induction variable.


> Confusing.


Indeed. That's why Python's for-loops are preferable.

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Iteration, while loop, and for loop Elizabeth Weiss <cake240@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 05:36 -0700
  Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Michael Selik <michael.selik@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 13:15 +0000
    Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-06-28 14:29 +0100
      Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Michael Selik <michael.selik@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 13:58 +0000
      Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 22:58 -0700
  Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-06-28 14:24 +0100
  RE: Iteration, while loop, and for loop "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 06:26 -0700
  Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-06-28 16:42 +0300
  Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Michael Selik <michael.selik@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 13:51 +0000
  Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-29 01:20 +1000
    Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-06-28 18:28 +0300
    Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-06-28 12:23 -0500
    Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 17:58 +0000
    Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-06-29 09:29 -0600
      Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-30 09:59 +1000
        Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-06-30 05:44 -0500
        Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 07:04 -0600
        Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 07:10 -0600
        Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop jfong@ms4.hinet.net - 2016-06-30 19:12 -0700
  Re: Iteration, while loop, and for loop Veek M <vek.m1234@gmail.com> - 2016-10-27 14:35 +0530

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