Python is very powerful at creating sequences, though if a long sequence is required, then this may require a significant of RAM. The entire sequence may not be required storing at one. Generators allow a sequence to be created on item at a time.
Example
If we want to sum the multiples of 3 up to 100000, this would take a significant of ram if we stored the entire sequence.
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| def multiple(n):
num = 0
while num < n:
num += 3
yield num
sum_of_multiples = sum(multiple(100000))
print (sum_of_multiples)
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