[Tutor] Why does counting to 20 million stress my computer?

[Danny Yoo]

> Try replacing "range(max)" with "xrange(max)".
> No need for a degree, just read the manual:
> http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-funcs.html

Hi Dick,


An alternative solution is to use a while-loop, something like:

###
counter = 0
while counter < 10:
    print "counter is:", counter
    counter = counter + 1
###


Using range() on large numbers is a common gotcha, so don't worry too much
about not knowing about xrange().  There are a few things that work
perfectly well on small things, but break down when the problem grows much
larger; range() is one of those.



Good luck to you!