On Friday, October 24, 2014 10:06:47 PM UTC+5:30, Ian wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Rustom Mody wrote: > >> Range(10) stores the min max values and loads each number in between > >> when needed. > > > > It loads?? As in 'load-up-a-van'?? > > As in loads into memory. > > > When you see: > > > >>>> 10 > > 10 > > > > 1. Does someone (a clerk maybe) in the computer count to 10? > > 2. Or do you, seeing that interaction, count to 10? > > [If you do, replace the 10 by 1000] > > 3. Or do you, remember what it means to count to 10 without having to do it? > > I don't understand why you think any of these are implied by the word "load". > > > Now go back to your statement about 'loading' and find a better verb > > I presume he used "load" because that was the word I used in my > explanatory post about the difference between range in Python 2 and > Python 3 yesterday.
I would be very surprised (Ian) if we had any essential disagreement on this subject. [JFTR I see nothing wrong with your explanation] I would also be (pleasantly) surprised if Seymore were to benefit by these discussions at this stage. So is it ok if we drop it here (or start a new thread)? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
