PEP 284, Integer for-loops

[Greg Ewing]

Bjorn Pettersen wrote:
> 
> If it can only be used in one context in the
> language I'm left to wonder if it's not just extra "noise" for everyone
> to have to learn...

Just in case anyone's forgotten, it can also
be used in a list comprehension:

  r = [i for 0 <= i < 10]

If efficiency is a concern, the compiler could
recognise this as a special case and substitute an
appropriate range() call. (And too bad about the
difference wrt side effects on i -- I don't
care!)

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