How do you use the range function in Python?

The range() function in Python is used to generate a sequence of integers, commonly used in for loops.

There are three ways to use the range() function.

1. generate a sequence of numbers up to a specified point
2. Cease-1
3. cease

for i in range(5):
    print(i)
# 输出：0 1 2 3 4

1. Generate a sequence of numbers starting from a specified start value and ending before a specified stop value.
2. begin
3. cease-1
4. Cease.

for i in range(2, 6):
    print(i)
# 输出：2 3 4 5

1. Determine a sequence of numbers using a specified starting point, ending point, and interval distance.
2. commence
3. Cease-1
4. cease
5. step

for i in range(1, 10, 2):
    print(i)
# 输出：1 3 5 7 9

It’s important to note that the range() function returns an iterable object, not an actual list. If you need to obtain a list, you can use the list() function to convert the iterable object into a list.

nums = list(range(1, 4))
print(nums)
# 输出：[1, 2, 3]

Additionally, the parameters for the range() function can be any integer data type, including negative numbers. For example, range(5, -5, -2) will generate a decreasing sequence of integers, from 5 to -4 (excluding -5) with a decrease of 2 each time.