#this works correctly: abc='' for i in range(65,91): abc=abc+chr(i) print(abc) """ outputs: A AB ABC ABCD ..... """ #but this doesn't work correctly on Python 3.4.x and above # for Python 3.3.x I didn't tested abc='' for i in range(945,970): abc=abc+chr(i) print(abc) """ outputs α α α α α α ... instead of α αβ αβγ αβγδ ... """