[ python-Bugs-1194209 ] Error in section 4.2 of Python Tutorial

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Bugs item #1194209, was opened at 2005-05-02 23:02
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Category: Documentation
Group: Not a Bug
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Andrina Kelly (andrina)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Error in section 4.2 of Python Tutorial

Initial Comment:
The example in section 4.2 of the on-line tutorial should read as 
follows:

>>> # Measure some strings:
... a = ['cat', 'window', 'defenestrate']
>>> for x in a:
...     print x, len(a)
... 
cat 3
window 6
defenestrate 12

currently the print line has len(x)



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>Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Date: 2005-05-04 08:34

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Sorry, this is correct as is.

I'm not sure why you would think that len(a) is appropriate.
 That would give the length of the list which is always
equal to three.

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