the_count = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
fruits = ['apples', 'oranges', 'pears', 'apricots']
change = [1, 'pennies', 2, 'dimes', 3, 'quarters']

# this first kind of for-loop goes through the list.
for number in the_count:
        print "This is count %d" % number

# same as above
for fruit in fruits:
        print "A fruit of type: %s" % fruit

# also we can go through mixed lists too. notice we have to use %r since we dont know whats in it.
for i in change:
        print "I got %r" % i

# we can also build lists, first start with an empty one.
elements = list(range(1,21)) # modified to eliminate the next few lines.

# then use the range function to do 0 to 5 counts. for i in range(10):
#       print "Adding %d to the list." % i
        # append is a function that lists understand.
#       elements.append(i)

# now we can print them out too.
for i in elements:
        print "Element was: %d" % i