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beginner question
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hi guys can you please help me understand the difference bteween these 2 codes?
my interpretation is def function has a loop in it (im not smart)

def func(x):
  res = 0
  for i in range(x):
     res += i
  return res

print(func(5))
output is 10

and

def func(x):
  for i in range(x):
     res = 0
     res += i
  return res

print(func(5))
output is 4
thanks for helping me
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beginner question - by Naito - Jan-15-2019, 07:11 AM
RE: beginner question - by buran - Jan-15-2019, 07:41 AM
RE: beginner question - by Naito - Jan-15-2019, 07:59 AM

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