how to write a C-style for loop?

[John Salerno]

Tim Roberts wrote:
> John Salerno <johnjsal at NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>> I assume this is the way for loops are written in C, but if it helps to 
>> be specific, I'm referring to C# for loops. The Python for loop seems to 
>> be the same (or similar) to C#'s foreach loop:
>>
>> foreach int i in X
>>
>> But how would you write a C# for loop in Python? Do you rework a while 
>> loop, or use the range() function?
>>
>> Here's an example:
>>
>> for (int i = 0; i < 50; i += 5)
>>
>> How would that go in Python, in the simplest and most efficient way?
> 
>   for i in range(0,50,5):
>       print i

Thanks guys. I thought it might be something like this. In fact, the 
chapter I just read dicussed how you use the range function with a for 
loop, but I didn't quite see a connection with the C# for loop.