JavaScript function similar to Python range()

Question

Is there a function in JavaScript similar to Python\'s range()?

I think there should be a better way than to write the following lines every time:

Answer 1

Fusing together both answers from @Tadeck and @georg, I came up with this:

function* range(start, stop, step = 1) {
    if (stop == null) {
        // one param defined
        stop = start;
        start = 0;
    }

    for (let i = start; step > 0 ? i < stop : i > stop; i += step) {
        yield i;
    }
}

To use it in a for loop you need the ES6/JS1.7 for-of loop:

for (let i of range(5)) {
    console.log(i);
}
// Outputs => 0 1 2 3 4

for (let i of range(0, 10, 2)) {
    console.log(i);
}
// Outputs => 0 2 4 6 8

for (let i of range(10, 0, -2)) {
    console.log(i);
}
// Outputs => 10 8 6 4 2