for loop counter variable

Question

Hi,

Does for loop in python only works with ranges? Is there a way to do a loop with variable control like in c or java or is it only possible using a while loop?

Java example for(int i=0;i<X;i++)

Answer 1

for i in range(x):
# code
will result in basically the same as the for loop you have.

You can also loop over a collection such as a list.

lst = ['a', 'b', 'c',...]

for item in lst:
# code

Answer 2

Nope, not possible explicitly.

for e in range(0, X, 1):

is basically the same thing, though you could strip off the third argument of the range function.