def powers_of_two(max_power) : """print powers of two up to max_power in table form""" x = 1 while x <= max_power : print x, '\t', 2**x x += 1 def powers_of_two_2(max_power) : """print powers of two up to max_power in table form with a for loop""" for i in range(max_power + 1) : print x, '\t', 2**x