range(50,100,2) returns a list of numbers starting from 50 and less than 100 with a step size of 2.
list() takes any iterable datatype and converts it into a list. e.g. list((1, 2, 3)) would return [1,2,3] & list([1, 2]) would return [1,2] In this case there is no point of calling range within list since the output of range is already a list. Note list(xrange(50,100,2)) would have made sense if range didnt exist and you needed a list, but since range does exist, I dont see the point. Diez is right when he says to use list to iterate, because creating a big list just for the sake of iteration would be a terrible waste of space. On May 14, 1:16 am, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > globalrev schrieb: > > > if i want a list with all numbers between x and y is there a way to > > do this with an inbult function. > > > i mean i can always construct a function to do this but is there > > soemthing like: > > > nbrs = list(range(50,100, 2)) > > range *does* that. use xrange if all you want is to iterate. > > Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
