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Is it possible to parse a Haskell-like range notation, e.g. [1, 3 .. 9], where the step is given by 3 - 1?

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3/5
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35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests; start by locating the range-notation parser and the tests covering existing limits and step handling. Add coverage for [1, 3 .. 9] and confirm that the notation derives a step of 2 and produces the expected Python range-like result.

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enhancement question

The Haskell approach is similar to yours (except by different kinds of limits you offer) but has this small feature of defining the step "inductively".

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