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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2009-06-17 01:43:47 (GMT)
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yield n
n += step
+ When counting with floating point numbers, better accuracy can sometimes be
+ achieved by substituting multiplicative code such as: ``(start + step * i
+ for i in count())``.
+
.. versionchanged:: 2.7
added *step* argument and allowed non-integer arguments.