Easy itertools Question 65 of 228

What does itertools.count do?

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count(start=0, step=1) yields an infinite arithmetic sequence.

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count(start=0, step=1) yields an
infinite arithmetic sequence.
2
You zip it with
another iterable when you need indexes without range(len()).
3
Always bound it with
islice or a break, or the loop never ends.
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Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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count(start=0, step=1) yields an infinite arithmetic sequence. You zip it with another iterable when you need indexes without range(len()).