You're right, in about 90% of the cases, all you really need to do is to iterate through the elements in a list. 

However, there are a few times where you do need to literally repeat some sequence of code multiple times, and I'd rather people know that option's available to them via `range`, rather then wondering if Python is deficient in this area, or forcing them to google, adding another roadblock to adoption.

I don't have any particular opinion on whether or not `enumerate` should be added. It's a useful feature, not really a necessary one, in my opinion.