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4,902 PointsWhat "iterable" means?
I'm not excatly sure what does it mean in programming languages
4 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey there.
In short, it means to have an object (i.e. a String) that you can 'see' and 'go to' each piece of it. So, if you had the String "Hello World!", and you were to iterate over it, you would go "H" and then "e" and then "l" and so on.
Have a look at this definition.
Hope that helps. :)
Leonard Katova
2,691 PointsYou can go over item by item
Ar33ss Leon
4,621 PointsIt is like going through a list item by item.
THAPELO SWEREKI
642 Pointssimply it means it can be used in iteration,,,,, e.g in loops
Anthony Grodowski
4,902 PointsAnthony Grodowski
4,902 PointsGot it! Thanks Jason(: