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

Can be achieved by attaching an iterator to the Number prototype

  Number.prototype[Symbol.iterator] = function* () { 
     for (var i = 0; i <= this; i++) {
       yield i
     } 
  }

[...5] // will result in [0,1,2,3,4,5]

Taken from Kyle Simpson's course Rethinking Asynchronous JavaScript