What is the difference between `range(5)` and `list(range(5))` in Python?

Answer 1

range(5): This creates a sequence of numbers from 0 to 4 but doesn't list them out immediately. It's a compact way to represent a range.

list(range(5)): This takes that sequence and lists out the numbers, giving you a list [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]. It's like turning the range into an actual list of numbers.

Answer 2

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I wonder why did you ask a question and then answer it immediately, are there any purposes or reasons for this? Just asking..

Answer 3

Dragon RB perhaps the OP is hoping to qualify for the Self-Learning badge.

Answer 4

`range(5)` creates a range object that represents the numbers from 0 up to (but not including) 5. `list(range(5))` converts this range object into a list containing the numbers `[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]`.

Explanation: When you use `range(5)`, you're creating a range object that is a memory-efficient way of representing a sequence of numbers. It doesn't actually generate all the numbers at once. On the other hand, `list(range(5))` converts the range object into a list, so you can see the actual numbers generated by the range.