environments = [{'cnt':0, 'seq':i+1} for i in range(12)] code = ''' print('% 4d' % seq, end='') if seq != 1: cnt += 1 seq = 3 * seq + 1 if seq & 1 else seq // 2 ''' while any(env['seq'] > 1 for env in environments): for env in environments: exec(code, globals(), env) print() print('Counts') for env in environments: print('% 4d' % env['cnt'], end='') print()