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Easy Script in Python
80000ST10020a Rev.8 - 01/10/08
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1.5.4 Conditional execution
• Python uses if, elif (not elsif or elseif), and else to denote conditional execution of statements.
For example:
if a > b:
print 'a is greater than b.'
elif a < b:
print 'a is lower than b.'
else:
print 'a equals b.'
• You can use "abbreviated" interval tests:
if 2 <= a <= 7:
print 'a is in the interval [2, 7].'
1.5.5 Loops
• Loops in Python are defined by the keywords for and while.
• The following example uses a while loop to collect all numbers from 0 to 99 in a list.
numbers = [ ]
i = 0
while i < 100:
numbers.append(i)
i = i + 1 # or i += 1 since Python 2.0
• A similar for loop looks like:
numbers = [ ]
for i in range(100):
numbers.append(i)
• Instead of the explicit loops above also an implicit loop is possible:
numbers = range(100)
range(100) generates a list of all integers from 0 to 99 (not 100).