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Prime number Python homework
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from itertools import count will keep returning values forever.
for number in count(): has no way of ending
while len(primes) < n: only happens once

The following code Removes the while loop and gives the for loop a way out.
from itertools import count
 
 
def is_prime(number):
    if number <= 1:
        return False
    for i in range(2, number):
        if number % i == 0:
            return False;
 
    return True
 

 
def get_primes(n):
    primes = []
    for number in count():
        if is_prime(number):
            primes.append(number)
        if len(primes) == n:
            return primes


print(get_primes(1))
Output:
[2]
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Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - Apr-30-2019, 02:18 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by Larz60+ - Apr-30-2019, 03:14 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - May-02-2019, 09:24 AM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by DeaD_EyE - May-02-2019, 09:29 AM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - May-09-2019, 09:16 AM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - May-10-2019, 04:41 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by Yoriz - May-10-2019, 04:58 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - May-10-2019, 05:03 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by Yoriz - May-10-2019, 05:07 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - May-10-2019, 05:16 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by Yoriz - May-10-2019, 05:19 PM
RE: Prime number Python homework - by mkrisz98 - May-10-2019, 05:23 PM

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