Limiting loop repetition in python

Question

I have a program that uses a loop, the thing is though, how can a make that loop repeat only a given amount of times? Code example below.

while True:
    print "This should be reprinted only ten times"

How can I make this code repeat itself only ten, or any given amount of times?

sshashank124 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-06 03:03:18Z

3

You can do:

for i in range(10):
    print "This should be reprinted only ten times"

OR

i=0
while i < 10:
    print "This should be reprinted only ten times"
    i+=1

OR SIMPLY

print "This should be reprinted only ten times\n"*10

For a range and random number:

from random import randint
num = randint(5,10)
print "This should be reprinted only {} times\n".format(num)*num

answered Apr 6, 2014 at 2:47

sshashank124

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2 Comments

How could I make it so it reprints a random amount of times in a certain range?

@TheNotGoodAtCodeGuy, If my answer was helpful, would you mind accepting it? Thank you.