On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 12:25 PM <ke...@edinburghacademy.org.uk> wrote:
> Proposal: > range(start, ..., step) > should function like > itertools.count(start, step) > > Reason: > It's pretty common to see people do things where they increment a count > within a while True loop, and it would be nice to have something easily > available for people to use to replace this. > > Usefulness: > There is definitely a use for this, as the type of code mentioned above is > common, and itertools.count is commonly used as well. > If the primary reason is usage in a for loop, why is itertools.count not already sufficient? --- Ricky. "I've never met a Kentucky man who wasn't either thinking about going home or actually going home." - Happy Chandler
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