python - Replace iterated output with custom print statement -

def the(x):     = 0     while < 6:         += x         print "i equals %s" %         if == 5:             print "this replaces 5th iteration" 

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i have loop increments 1, stops @ < 6 , prints string every iteration.

i want remove 5th iteration ("i equals 5") , replace string: "this replaces 5th iteration".

what options?

check condition before printing using else statement. have prints 5th 1 before checking if it's 5th one. (i added parentheses print because use python 3, should still work in python 2)

def the(x):     = 0     while < 6:         += x         if == 5:             print("this replaces 5th iteration")         else:             print("i equals %s" % i)  >>> the(1) equals 1 equals 2 equals 3 equals 4 replaces 5th iteration equals 6