python loops

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In C and C++ and Java, the 'for' statement is a shortcut to make very
concise loops.  In python, 'for' iterates over elements in a sequence.
Is there a way to do this in python that's more concise than 'while'?

C:
for(i=0; i<length; i++)


python:
while i < length:
			i += 1