number ranges (was Re: Matlab page on scipy wiki)

[Erik Max Francis]

John Zenger wrote:

> I strongly agree that Python should promote range or xrange to syntax. 
> I favor [0..10] rather than [0:10] because 0..10 is inherently easier to 
> understand.  Every maths text I have read uses the ".." notation to show 
> ranges; 

Math texts typically use a normal ellipsis "..." to indicate any sort of 
repeated pattern.

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