Re: Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error
On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 at 16:53, Stephen Tucker wrote: > > Hi again, > > I tried xrange, but I got an error telling me that my integer was too big > for a C long. > > Clearly, xrange in Py2 is not capable of dealing with Python (that is, > possibly very long) integers. That's because Py2 has two different integer types, int and long. > I am raising this because, > > (a) IF xrange in Py3 is a simple "port" from Py2, then it won't handle > Python integers either. > > AND > > (b) IF xrange in Py3 is intended to be equivalent to range (which, even in > Py2, does handle Python integers) > > THEN > > It could be argued that xrange in Py3 needs some attention from the > developer(s). Why don't you actually try Python 3 instead of making assumptions based on the state of Python from more than a decade ago? ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error
Hi again, I tried xrange, but I got an error telling me that my integer was too big for a C long. Clearly, xrange in Py2 is not capable of dealing with Python (that is, possibly very long) integers. I am raising this because, (a) IF xrange in Py3 is a simple "port" from Py2, then it won't handle Python integers either. AND (b) IF xrange in Py3 is intended to be equivalent to range (which, even in Py2, does handle Python integers) THEN It could be argued that xrange in Py3 needs some attention from the developer(s). Stephen Tucker. On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 6:24 PM Jon Ribbens via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > On 2023-03-02, Stephen Tucker wrote: > > The range function in Python 2.7 (and yes, I know that it is now > > superseded), provokes a Memory Error when asked to deiliver a very long > > list of values. > > > > I assume that this is because the function produces a list which it then > > iterates through. > > > > 1. Does the range function in Python 3.x behave the same way? > > No, in Python 3 it is an iterator which produces the next number in the > sequence each time. > > > 2. Is there any equivalent way that behaves more like a for loop (that > is, > > without producing a list)? > > Yes, 'xrange' in Python 2 behaves like 'range' in Python 3. > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error
On 2023-03-02, Stephen Tucker wrote: > The range function in Python 2.7 (and yes, I know that it is now > superseded), provokes a Memory Error when asked to deiliver a very long > list of values. > > I assume that this is because the function produces a list which it then > iterates through. > > 1. Does the range function in Python 3.x behave the same way? No, in Python 3 it is an iterator which produces the next number in the sequence each time. > 2. Is there any equivalent way that behaves more like a for loop (that is, > without producing a list)? Yes, 'xrange' in Python 2 behaves like 'range' in Python 3. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error
On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 at 22:27, Stephen Tucker wrote: > > Hi, > > The range function in Python 2.7 (and yes, I know that it is now > superseded), provokes a Memory Error when asked to deiliver a very long > list of values. > > I assume that this is because the function produces a list which it then > iterates through. > > 1. Does the range function in Python 3.x behave the same way? No, but list(range(x)) might, for the same reason. In Py2, range returns a list, which means it needs a gigantic collection of integer objects. In Py3, a range object just defines its start/stop/step, but if you call list() on it, you get the same sort of > 2. Is there any equivalent way that behaves more like a for loop (that is, > without producing a list)? > > To get round the problem I have written my own software that is used in a > for loop. xrange is an iterator in Py2, so that's the easiest way to handle it. Obviously migrating to Py3 would be the best way, but in the meantime, xrange will probably do what you need. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error
On 2023-03-02 at 11:25:49 +, Stephen Tucker wrote: > The range function in Python 2.7 (and yes, I know that it is now > superseded), provokes a Memory Error when asked to deiliver a very long > list of values. > > I assume that this is because the function produces a list which it then > iterates through. > > 1. Does the range function in Python 3.x behave the same way? No. > 2. Is there any equivalent way that behaves more like a for loop (that is, > without producing a list)? Try xrange. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error
Hi, The range function in Python 2.7 (and yes, I know that it is now superseded), provokes a Memory Error when asked to deiliver a very long list of values. I assume that this is because the function produces a list which it then iterates through. 1. Does the range function in Python 3.x behave the same way? 2. Is there any equivalent way that behaves more like a for loop (that is, without producing a list)? To get round the problem I have written my own software that is used in a for loop. Stephen Tucker. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
