Does >/< actually mean >=/<= in a while loop?

Question

Python while loop problem
i = 0
x = 0
While i < 4:
x+ = i
i+ = 1

print(x)

Steps taken
1. x = 0 i = 1
2. x = 1 i = 2
3. x = 3 i = 3
4. x = 6 i = 4

The correct answer was 6

So my question is does this < actually mean <= since it stops on the loop when i = 4?
Or do you stop halfway through the loop when x = 6 but before you solve i+ to produce a 4?

Answer 1

It stops at i = 4 because the condition is "while i is less than 4"
Instead, i <= 4 means "while i is less than OR EQUAL to 4", so it will be executed one more time and "i" will end up being 5