From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 01:30:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add a new looping idiom
X-Git-Tag: v2.4a1~1321
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dc62aeca4cd13ead75adece6a99089457087e687;p=python

Add a new looping idiom
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diff --git a/Doc/tut/tut.tex b/Doc/tut/tut.tex
index e6017b07b2..508a7aef0f 100644
--- a/Doc/tut/tut.tex
+++ b/Doc/tut/tut.tex
@@ -2162,6 +2162,21 @@ What is your quest?  It is the holy grail.
 What is your favorite color?  It is blue.
 \end{verbatim}
 
+To loop over a sequence in reverse, first specify the sequence
+in a forward direction and then call the \function{reversed()}
+function.
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+>>> for i in reversed(xrange(1,10,2)):
+...     print i
+...
+9
+7
+5
+3
+1
+\end{verbatim}
+
 
 \section{More on Conditions \label{conditions}}