{"id":34401,"date":"2022-11-19T08:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T08:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/?p=34401"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:24:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T14:24:41","slug":"python-range-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/python-range-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Python range function detailed tutorial in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this tutorial, I will explain what is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">python<\/a> range function is and how to use it effectively. I will also explain how to perform various operations using the range function. so let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python&nbsp;range&nbsp;Function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-15-1024x256.png\" alt=\"Python range function\" class=\"wp-image-34445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-15-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-15-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-15-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-15-150x38.png 150w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-15.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Python<strong>&nbsp;range function&nbsp;<\/strong>returns a series of numbers, in a given range. The numbers will start from 0 and increment by the step defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syntax of Python range function<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the syntax of the range function<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>range(start, stop, step)\n\nParameter:\nstart&#91;optional]\t:start value of the sequence\nstop\t\t:end value of the sequence\nstep&#91;optional]\t:an integer number specifying the step to increment.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1445ca80 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-15-1024x256.png \" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-15-1024x256.png\" alt=\"Python range examples\" class=\"uag-image-34446\" width=\"\" height=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range function example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s use the range function to print the numbers from 1 to 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># create a sequence of numbers from 1 to 5\nfor i in range(1,5):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Python range function example\" class=\"wp-image-34411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-18.png 403w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-18-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-18-150x64.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the step is 1 in the python range function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range step example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So far we have not passed any step into the range function. in this session, we will understand how to use the step-in range function in python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># print number from 0 to 11,increment by 2\nfor i in range(0,11,2):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-19.png\" alt=\"Python range step\" class=\"wp-image-34415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-19.png 344w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-19-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-19-150x82.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the first argument is&nbsp;<code><strong>start<\/strong><\/code> which is 0 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the second argument is&nbsp;<code><strong>stop<\/strong><\/code> which is 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the third argument is&nbsp;<code><strong>step<\/strong><\/code> when we passed as 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range inclusive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we know that in the range function the last value is not included while calculating the range. A user can define the range function in the below format to include the end number as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>#calculate the range from 0 to 10\nstart=0\nend=10\nstep=1\nfor i in range(start,end+1,step):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-20.png\" alt=\"Python range inclusive\" class=\"wp-image-34421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-20.png 414w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-20-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-20-150x112.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range reverse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A user can also use the reverse function along with the range to print the values in a reverse manner. Now let&#8217;s print the number from 10 to 0 by using the range function<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># print the number from 10 to 0 in reverse order\nfor i in reversed(range(0,11,1)):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-21.png\" alt=\"Python range reverse\" class=\"wp-image-34426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-21.png 452w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-21-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-21-150x87.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A user can also use -1 as <strong>step<\/strong> to print the number in reverse order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># Print the number from 10 to 1 in reverse order\nfor i in range(10,0,-1):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-22.png\" alt=\"Python range reverse\" class=\"wp-image-34427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-22.png 467w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-22-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-22-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range skip values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A user can also skip a number of values in the python range function. Let&#8217;s say we want to print the number from 1 to 20 but skip 10 and 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>#  print the number from 1 to 20 but skip 10 and 15\nfor i in range(1,21):\n  if i not in &#91;10,15]:\n    print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-23.png\" alt=\"Python range skip values\" class=\"wp-image-34429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-23.png 471w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-23-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-23-150x124.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range float<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can <strong>not<\/strong> use the range function to print the float values as the step can only accept <strong>integer<\/strong> values. Let&#8217;s print the float values starting from 0 and incrementing by 0.2 till 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>for i in range(1,2,0.2):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-24.png\" alt=\"Python range float\" class=\"wp-image-34431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-24.png 655w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-24-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-24-150x32.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, a user can use NumPy <strong>arrange<\/strong> function to achieve the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># print the float values starting from 0 and incrementing by 0.2 till 2.\nimport numpy as np\nfor i in np.arange(1,2,0.2):\n  print(i)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-26.png\" alt=\"Python range float\" class=\"wp-image-34435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-26.png 601w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-26-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-26-150x40.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python range list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A user can also use the python range function to get the list of values. Get the list of 10 numbers from 0 to 10 using the <strong>range<\/strong> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># get the list of 10 numbers from 0 to 10 \nmy_list = list(range(1,11,1))\nprint(my_list)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-27.png\" alt=\"Python range list\" class=\"wp-image-34436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-27.png 601w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-27-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/naiveskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-27-150x25.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you have liked this small tutorial about the python range function. 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