$6\mathrm{.}13$ LAB: Simulate the $`$for$`$ loop and $`$range$()`$

Learning Goals

In this lab, we will:

Use the if$/$else statements to run a preliminary check of the input before taking other actions

Use the print$()$ statement inside the loop

Provide the end argument to the print$()$ to correctly print the generated output sequence

Use the f$-$strings to format the output that needs to use variable names

Use the information from Section $6\mathrm{.}6$ about how the range$()$ operates.

Instructions

Write a program to simulate how a for loop works with the range$().$

The input to your program will be $3$ integers: start, stop, step.

Check if stop start. If the second integer $($stop$)$ is less than the first number that was input $($start$),$ then see the example output below.

For example,

$20$

$5$

$3$

the output is:

range$(20,5,3)$

Sequence is empty. Start is greater than or same as the stop.

Otherwise, if the stop value is greater than the start, proceed with the rest of the program.

Output the value of the start and keep subsequently incrementing it by step as long as the value is less than the stop.

For coding simplicity, output a space after every integer, including the last. $($Hint: remember that you can do it using the end$="")$

Once finished printing the sequence, display the explanation about the last element of the sequence as shown below.

Testing your code

If the input is:

$10$

$18$

$5$

the output is:

range$(10,18,5)$

$1015$

The end value $18$ is not included in the sequence.

The last value in the sequence is $15$ because $15+5>=18.$

Hints

For coding simplicity, output a space after every integer, including the last. $($Hint: remember that you can do it using the end$="")$

"The last value in the sequence" refers to the last value in the generated sequence that was printed on the second line.