Can someone explain some simple python concepts to me? -

Can someone explain some simple python concepts to me? -

i've been working through "learn python hard way" , far it's going pretty well, have couple of questions:

the_count = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] fruits = ['apples', 'oranges', 'pears', 'apricots'] alter = [1, 'pennies', 2, 'dimes', 3, 'quarters'] # first kind of for-loop goes through list number in the_count: print "this count %d" % number # same above fruit in fruits: print "a fruit of type: %s" % fruit # can go through mixed lists # notice have utilize %r since don't know what's in in change: print "i got %r" %

in these loops, respectively, matter words "number", "fruit" , "i" are? feels in python needs defined never "defined" number if makes sense. i'm not sure how word question correctly =/

no, doesn't matter utilize names. can pick name wish these identifiers, long valid python identifiers.

name them foo, bar, vladiwostok, whatever. is thought pick name little more descriptive of course, fruit or number great names in context used.

in case, of te next equivalent:

for foo in fruits: print "a fruit of type: %s" % foo bar in fruits: print "a fruit of type: %s" % bar vladivostok in fruits: print "a fruit of type: %s" % vladivostok

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