Python in a Nutshell

Name

xrange

Synopsis

xrange([start,]stop[,step=1])

Returns a sequence object whose items are integers in arithmetic progression. The arguments are the same as for range, covered in this section. While range creates and returns a normal list object, xrange returns a sequence object of a special type, meant only for use in a for statement. xrange consumes less memory than range for this specific, frequent use, although the performance difference is usually small.