Hi, I use Python in my CS1 and CS2 curriculum and I have a question. As I've been using the Python 3.0 alphas one of the things that I am bothered by is that I cannot see the sequence produced by range without introducing students to the list() function.
I typically introduce range on day 1 of class and show students what it produces without making a big deal out of the fact that it creates a list. They all accept this and things work out nicely when I introduce lists for real in a week or two. My question is why couldn't the __str__ method for the range object be more friendly and show a representation of the sequence? I understand why __repr__ should return range(0,10) for an object created using range(10) but couldn't print(range(10)) produce [0, 1, 2, ... 9] The ... could even be used if the sequence were excessively wrong. If this is acceptable, I would be happy to accept the challenge of providing a patch. Thanks, Brad _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
