[Python-3000] [Python-Dev] xrange vs. int.__getslice__

[Guido van Rossum]

Please don't cross-post python-dev and python-3000.

This proposal will not be adopted in Py3k. Instead, range() will
become more like xrange().

--Guido

On 6/13/06, Vladimir 'Yu' Stepanov <vys at renet.ru> wrote:
> You were bothered yet with function xrange ? :) I suggest to replace it.
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>         for i in xrange(100): pass
> vs.
>         for i in int[:100]: pass
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>         for i in xrange(1000, 1020): pass
> vs.
>         for i in int[1000:1020]: pass
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>         for i in xrange(200, 100, -2): pass
> vs.
>         for i in int[200:100:-2]: pass
> ---------------------------------------------
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