a, b, c, d, e....
or how to get all the letter from the alphabet...
Hey, that's Python, it is easy!
[albaricoque] ~> python Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Jul 30 2007, 20:56:08) [GCC 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] 20060305] on freebsd6 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import string >>> string.lowercase 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' >>>
Just import the string module and call the proper method and et voilá!, you are done.
QUICK UPDATE: from betabug do not import the whole string method, instead, import just the lowercase method:
[albaricoque] ~> python Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Jul 30 2007, 20:56:08) [GCC 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] 20060305] on freebsd6 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from string import lowercase >>> lowercase 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' >>>
Why? read that to learn more about the reasons.