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Lesson 17-Range Function and List Assignments: Range - Powerful Sequence Generator

The range() function can be used to generate sequences of consecutive integers for use in for loops. It allows looping through the indices or elements of a list. The range() function takes optional start, end, and step parameters to customize the sequence. When assigning one list to another variable, both variables refer to the same list in memory, so any changes made to one list through its variable are reflected in the other variable.

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Lesson 17-Range Function and List Assignments: Range - Powerful Sequence Generator

The range() function can be used to generate sequences of consecutive integers for use in for loops. It allows looping through the indices or elements of a list. The range() function takes optional start, end, and step parameters to customize the sequence. When assigning one list to another variable, both variables refer to the same list in memory, so any changes made to one list through its variable are reflected in the other variable.

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Lesson 17- Range function and

List assignments
Range() powerful sequence generator
Range(0,5) 0,1,2,3,4

Range Function in For Loops


Using the range() function
Nums = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
Len(nums) = 5
Range( len(nums)) = 0,1,2,3,4
Loop variable iterating over the elements of a sequence
Nums = [10,20,30,40,50,60]
For k in nums:
Sum = sum + k
Loop variable iterating over the index values of a sequence
Nums = [10,20,30,40,50,60]
For k in range(len(nums)):
Sum = sum + nums[k]
Evaluate
For k in range( len(Nums) ):
Print(Nums[k])

Write a for loop to add 1 point to every mark


i.e Change values in list
class_grades = [50,55,54,53,50,56]
for k in range(len(class_grades)):
class_grades[k] = class_grades[k] + 1

To do this, the index value(the location) of each element must be used to update
each grade value

In this case, loop variable k is functioning as an index variable


An index variable is a variable whos changing value

The Range function generates a sequence of consecutive integers,


A step value can be provided:
Range(Start, end, step)
Range(0,11,2) 0,2,4,6,8,10
Range(10,0,-1) 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Nums = [40,10,60]
For k in range(len(nums)-1,-1,-1):
Print(Nums[k])

Handling Lists
In python, if we assign a variable list:
List2 = List1
Each variable ends up referring to the same instance of the list in memory
List1 = [10,20,30,40,50]
List2 = list1
List1[0] = 5
List1 = [5,20,30,40,50] change made in list1
List2 = [5,20,30,40,50] change in list1 caused
Python is jewish it likes to save memory

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