Step value and function

[israphelr@googlemail.com]

Hi there. So I have a challenge in the Python book I am using (python
programming for the absolute beginner) that tells me to improve a
function, so that it can be called with a step value, and I havn't
been able to find out yet what's meant by a step value, but i'll keep
looking of course. I'd just be grateful if someone could illimunate
this for me.

Thanks in advance.

[James Stroud]

Re: Step value and function

israphelr@googl email.com wrote:

Hi there. So I have a challenge in the Python book I am using (python
programming for the absolute beginner) that tells me to improve a
function, so that it can be called with a step value, and I havn't
been able to find out yet what's meant by a step value, but i'll keep
looking of course. I'd just be grateful if someone could illimunate
this for me.
>
Thanks in advance.
>

Trivial and redundant examples, but you get the point:

def doit(start, stop):
for i in range(start, stop):
print i

def doit_step(start , stop, step):
for i in range(start, stop, step):
print i

At work:

pydoit(2, 11)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
pydoit_step(2, 11, 2)
2
4
6
8
10