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Change "for" explanation slightly based on comment passed along by 

Blake Winton <BlakeW@pcdocs.com>.
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\section{\keyword{for} Statements \label{for}} \section{\keyword{for} Statements \label{for}}
The \keyword{for} statement in Python differs a bit from what you may be The \keyword{for}\stindex{for} statement in Python differs a bit from
used to in \C{} or Pascal. Rather than always iterating over an what you may be used to in \C{} or Pascal. Rather than always
arithmetic progression of numbers (like in Pascal), or leaving the user iterating over an arithmetic progression of numbers (like in Pascal),
completely free in the iteration test and step (as \C{}), Python's or giving the user the ability to define both the iteration step and
\keyword{for} statement iterates over the items of any sequence (e.g., a halting condition (as \C{}), Python's \keyword{for}\stindex{for}
list or a string), in the order that they appear in the sequence. For statement iterates over the items of any sequence (e.g., a list or a
example (no pun intended): string), in the order that they appear in the sequence. For example
(no pun intended):
% One suggestion was to give a real C example here, but that may only
% serve to confuse non-C programmers.
\begin{verbatim} \begin{verbatim}
>>> # Measure some strings: >>> # Measure some strings: