Looping In Reverse in Python

We can also loop in reverse using the range(start, end, step) function by giving the step argument a negative value. For example:

for i in range(7, 2, -1):
	print(i)

The output of this code is:

7
6
5
4
3

Let's break down this code:

• start = 7, so we start iterating from number 7.

• stop = 2, so we end at number 2. Notice it's still exclusively and we don't print 2.

• step = -1, so we decrease our number by 1 every time.

Assignment

Let's print all numbers from 5 through -5 in decreasing order.

Hint
Look at the examples above if you get stuck.