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Python Python Sequences Sequence Iteration Iterating with Ranges

Posted by Ben Bassler
Ben Bassler
1,806 Points

What if I want to have a step but not a stop?

In the Range Function the first 'argument' is start, then stop and then step. But what if I want to have a step but not a stop? Would it look something like this ( range(1, ,2) ) ?

2 Answers

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points

You can't have this sadly, in python there are two possible options, range with just a stop, or range with a start and stop, and optional step. Sadly it doesn't offer much else.

Ben Bassler
Ben Bassler
1,806 Points

Alright thanks!

James Ball
James Ball
2,074 Points
James Ball
James Ball
2,074 Points

Not having a stop would be an infinite loop and therefore you could use the while True statement. Within the while True statement you could have a counter variable which has a set step. You'd want a way to break out of the infinite loop at some point though.