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describe the functionality of the python built-in function "range()".
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the built-in python function range() is used to generate an iterable object that contains an arithmetic progression of integers. it takes 3 parameters: start (optional, default 0), stop (required) and step (optional, default 1). the function will generate a sequence of integers starting with "start" and continues until "stop", incrementing by the amount specified by "step".
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