python loops

[Michael.Coll-Barth at VerizonWireless.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kay Schluehr
> 
> >
> > python:
> > while i < length:
> > 			i += 1
> 
> As AlbaClause had demonstrated you can iterate over indices as well
> using the for-statement and the range() function. But you can also
> combine iterating over elements and indices at the same time using the
> builtin enumerate() type:
> 
> for i, item in enumerate(("s1","s2")):
>     print i,item
> 
> 0  s1
> 1  s2


Newbie here.

I thought the xrange was preferred?  for x in xrange(length):

But, I thought that was too obvious an answer and I was missing something.  I tried your code but it would not work.  Then I realized I was behind the times with python2.2  It works in, at least, python 2.4


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