Question about debugging a simple loop that took me 3 hours

I was trying to print numbers 1 to 10 in Python, but my loop kept stopping at 9. The issue was a classic off-by-one error in my range function. Has anyone else spent way too long on a tiny mistake like that?

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beth_singh8d ago

Wasn't the range supposed to go to 11?

elliot_gibson278d ago

Remember that article about marketing hype? They always promise these big numbers but the real world tests show something else. I saw a breakdown where the actual range was more like 8 or 9 under normal conditions. Makes you wonder where they even get the 11 from. Probably a perfect day with no wind going downhill.

robins838d ago

Check the testing standards they use. They run it on a closed course with specific speeds and temps. Real world adds traffic, weather, different driving styles. That's where the gap comes from.