Thanks for explaining and all the additional ideas!
R.D.
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"DataSmash" wrote:
> I'm confused. Why is it that when I say "while len(list) < 5:", I get
> 5 items in my list.
> If I say "while len(list) < 6:", I get 6 items in the list and so on.
> I would think if I said "less than 5", I would get 4 items.
except that you're saying "as long as there are l
You're wanting it to stop when the len(list) == 4, right? The easiest
way to change the logic would be to say
while len(list) != 4:
but that could get you into trouble later on. The problem with the
len(list) < 5 expression is that the loop will run "one more time" as
long as len(list)
R.D.> I'm confused. Why is it that when I say "while len(list) < 5:", I
R.D.> get 5 items in my list. If I say "while len(list) < 6:", I get 6
R.D.> items in the list and so on. I would think if I said "less than
R.D.> 5", I would get 4 items. Can anyone explain this? Thanks.
DataSmash:
>I'm confused. Why is it that when I say "while len(list) < 5:", I get
>5 items in my list.
Because the last time when len(list) was < 5, the block of code following
the while executed and did something to the list to give it a length >= 5
(otherwise the block of code would be executed
DataSmash wrote:
> I'm confused. Why is it that when I say "while len(list) < 5:", I get
> 5 items in my list.
> If I say "while len(list) < 6:", I get 6 items in the list and so on.
> I would think if I said "less than 5", I would get 4 items.
> Can anyone explain this?
Yes - you loop until the
Em Qui, 2006-03-23 às 08:31 -0800, DataSmash escreveu:
> I'm confused. Why is it that when I say "while len(list) < 5:", I get
> 5 items in my list.
"while len(list) < 5:" implies that the loop will stop only when
len(list) >= 5.
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I'm confused. Why is it that when I say "while len(list) < 5:", I get
5 items in my list.
If I say "while len(list) < 6:", I get 6 items in the list and so on.
I would think if I said "less than 5", I would get 4 items.
Can anyone explain this?
Thanks.
R.D.
# Start an empty list
list = []
while
