[Python-ideas] [Python-Dev] Inclusive Range

[Bruce Leban]

With 1-based indexes, sometimes you have to add 1 and sometimes subtract 1
and sometimes neither. 0-based indexes avoid that problem.

Personally, I think changing any of this behavior has about the same
probability of success as adding
bleen<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bleen>
.

--- Bruce
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On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz>wrote:

> Carl M. Johnson wrote:
>
>> I'm
>> just curious about whether starting programmers have a strong
>> preference for one or the other convention or whether both are
>> confusing.
>>
>
> Starting programmers don't have enough experience to judge
> which will be less confusing in the long run, so their
> opinion shouldn't be given overriding weight when designing
> a language intended for real-life use.
>
> Speaking as an experienced programmer, I'm convinced that
> Python has made the right choice. Not because Dijkstra or
> any other authority says so, but because of my own personal
> experiences.
>
> --
> Greg
>
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