difference between range in py3 and xrange in py2

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They are not the same at all.


Python 2.7.14 (default, Jan 5 2018, 10:41:29)
[GCC 7.2.1 20171224] on linux2
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>>> from pprint import pprint >>> for method in dir(xrange): ...     print(method) ... __class__ __delattr__ __doc__ __format__ __getattribute__ __getitem__ __hash__ __init__ __iter__ __len__ __new__ __reduce__ __reduce_ex__ __repr__ __reversed__ __setattr__ __sizeof__ __str__ __subclasshook__

Python 3.6.4 (default, Jan 5 2018, 02:35:40)
[GCC 7.2.1 20171224] on linux
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>>> from pprint import pprint >>> for method in dir(range): ...     print(method) ... __bool__ __class__ __contains__ __delattr__ __dir__ __doc__ __eq__ __format__ __ge__ __getattribute__ __getitem__ __gt__ __hash__ __init__ __init_subclass__ __iter__ __le__ __len__ __lt__ __ne__ __new__ __reduce__ __reduce_ex__ __repr__ __reversed__ __setattr__ __sizeof__ __str__ __subclasshook__ count index start step stop