Long integers, xrange and number theory

[Erik Max Francis]

As a general point of language design, I think it's a characteristically
promising sign in Python that people are discussing whether or not

	for i in ...range(x, y):
	    ...

or

	i = x
	while i < y:
	    ...
	    i += 1

is preferable.  I say this because, as far as I'm concerned, they're
both perfectly readable and both completely reasonable.  It's a
promising sign in that the language is so clear and expressive that
people are actually in the position of arguing about which of two
already quite readable options is more readable :-).

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