xrange

[Bryan]

> itertools.repeat(obj, n) was not intended to be "second or third way to
> do it".  It was included in the module to meet a very specific need for
> supplying repeated arguments to imap() and ifilter():
>
>    cubeiter = imap(operator.pow, count(), repeat(3))
>
>  Right now, it meets an important
> need for an iteration counter that doesn't eat memory for breakfast.  For
> Py3.0, range() will probably return a fast, memory efficient iterator.
>
>
> Raymond Hettinger
>
>

thanks raymond... this is exactly what i was after.  i place and purpose for
repeat (and count).  now i see exactly when, where and how i'll be using it.
i've read several postings and articles on iterators and itertools, but what
you said just made it all "click".

bryan