[Python-checkins] r67531 - python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Dec  4 19:54:05 2008
New Revision: 67531

Log:
Add reference to enumerate() to indices example.


Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst	Thu Dec  4 19:54:05 2008
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
    >>> range(-10, -100, -30)
    [-10, -40, -70]
 
-To iterate over the indices of a sequence, combine :func:`range` and :func:`len`
-as follows::
+To iterate over the indices of a sequence, you can combine :func:`range` and
+:func:`len` as follows::
 
    >>> a = ['Mary', 'had', 'a', 'little', 'lamb']
    >>> for i in range(len(a)):
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
    3 little
    4 lamb
 
+In most such cases, however, it is convenient to use the :func:`enumerate`
+function, see :ref:`tut-loopidioms`.
+
 
 .. _tut-break: