for i in range(5):

Question

What is the i part of this code for?

Answer 1

it represents the current iteration of whatever it's in.

so if you do:

for i in range(0,5):
print (i)

it'll print each number it reaches the max(5)
0
1
2
3
4

you can name "i" anything though

edit: fixed it raj

Answer 2

it is just a variable , it could be called anything :
ex:
for nums in range(5):
print(nums)

Answer 3

In my opnion.i is more like a flag begin with 0.as the tips says for in python is more like foreach in other language.

Answer 4

@ahri your loop will print from 0 to 4.

Answer 5

do you know this one:
for (int I=0; I <5; I++)
{

}