[Courses] [python] Lesson 2: Loops, if, and beer

[Desiree Jenkins]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Kathryn Marks <kathryn.linux at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Leslie <leslie.brothers at verizon.net>wrote:
>
>> Two questions from this lesson:
>> >
>> > At the Python >>> prompt, try typing:
>> > range(10, 2)
>> > [2, 4, 6, 8]
>> I didn't get that. I got:
>> >>> range(10, 2)
>> []
>> >>>
>>
>
> I got the same.  I tried it on my Mac (2.5) and Windows (2.7) thinking it
> something about the version.  But if you want it to count by 2's, then you
> need three numbers in the parentheses.

This looks like a simple typo to me, I ran it with the range statement
directly above the direction, as I believe that was the intention
meant.

>> What gives?? I did not get [2, 4, 6, 8]
>>
>
> I didn't get any further because a fuzzy white cat decided to go to sleep on
> top of my arms.
>
> --
> ~Kathryn
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