# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- class counter: def __init__(self,startingnumber=0): self.i=startingnumber def inc(self, increment=1): self.i+=increment c = counter() for x in range(1,5): c.inc() print c.i print x d = counter() alist = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'] for x in alist: d.inc() print d.i print x