On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:17:32 +1200, dn via Python-list <python-list@python.org> declaimed the following:
>I've been trying to remember if we had negative-steps in FORTRAN >do-loops especially once the capability to define subscripting-ranges >came 'in' (but can't be bothered researching further). If it was >available, or available within other, older languages, then might this >explain Python's adoption? > As part of the DO loop, FORTRAN did allow decrementing -- but one also had then to put the start-end in correct order... DO 10 I = 32, 0, -1 -- Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN wlfr...@ix.netcom.com http://wlfraed.microdiversity.freeddns.org/ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list