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range() returns an iterable, not an iterator.

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Georg Brandl 2008-05-12 16:53:56 +00:00
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@ -874,11 +874,11 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
.. XXX does accept objects with __index__ too
.. function:: range([start,] stop[, step])
This is a versatile function to create iterators yielding arithmetic
This is a versatile function to create iterables yielding arithmetic
progressions. It is most often used in :keyword:`for` loops. The arguments
must be integers. If the *step* argument is omitted, it defaults to ``1``.
If the *start* argument is omitted, it defaults to ``0``. The full form
returns an iterator of integers ``[start, start + step, start + 2 * step,
returns an iterable of integers ``[start, start + step, start + 2 * step,
...]``. If *step* is positive, the last element is the largest ``start + i *
step`` less than *stop*; if *step* is negative, the last element is the
smallest ``start + i * step`` greater than *stop*. *step* must not be zero