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PYTHONDATASCIENCETOOLBOX_iterators _ Python_ch_1_Iterating over iterables

The document provides exercises on iterating over iterables and iterators using a list of strings called 'flash'. It includes instructions for creating a for loop to print list items and using an iterator to access values with the next() function. Additionally, it explains the range() function and its efficiency in creating an iterator without pre-allocating a large list in memory.

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PYTHONDATASCIENCETOOLBOX_iterators _ Python_ch_1_Iterating over iterables

The document provides exercises on iterating over iterables and iterators using a list of strings called 'flash'. It includes instructions for creating a for loop to print list items and using an iterator to access values with the next() function. Additionally, it explains the range() function and its efficiency in creating an iterator without pre-allocating a large list in memory.

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Iterating over iterables (1)

Great, you're familiar with what iterables and iterators are! In this exercise, you will reinforce your
knowledge about these by iterating over and printing from iterables and iterators.

You are provided with a list of strings flash. You will practice iterating over the list by using
a for loop. You will also create an iterator for the list and access the values from the iterator.

Instructions
100 XP

 Create a for loop to loop over flash and print the values in the list. Use person as the
loop variable.
 Create an iterator for the list flash and assign the result to superhero.
 Print each of the items from superhero using next() 4 times.
 # Create a list of strings: flash
 flash = ['jay garrick', 'barry allen', 'wally west', 'bar
t allen']

 # Print each list item in flash using a for loop

 # Create an iterator for flash: superhero



 # Print each item from the iterator
 print(____)
 print(____)
 print(____)
 print(____)

SOLUTION
 # Create a list of strings: flash
 flash = ['jay garrick', 'barry allen', 'wally west', 'bar
t allen']

 # Print each list item in flash using a for loop
 for person in flash:
 print(person)

 # Create an iterator for flash: superhero
 superhero = iter(flash)

 # Print each item from the iterator
 print(next(superhero))
 print(next(superhero))
 print(next(superhero))
 print(next(superhero))

Iterating over iterables (2)
One of the things you learned about in this chapter is that not all iterables are actual lists. A
couple of examples that we looked at are strings and the use of the range() function. In this
exercise, we will focus on the range() function.
You can use range() in a for loop as if it's a list to be iterated over:
for i in range(5):
print(i)
Recall that range() doesn't actually create the list; instead, it creates a range object with an
iterator that produces the values until it reaches the limit (in the example, until the value 4).
If range() created the actual list, calling it with a value of 10100 may not work, especially since a
number as big as that may go over a regular computer's memory. The value 10100 is actually
what's called a Googol which is a 1 followed by a hundred 0s. That's a huge number!
Your task for this exercise is to show that calling range() with 10100 won't actually pre-create
the list.

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