numbers = []
dataset = 6

def whileloop():
    i = 0
    while i < dataset:
        print "at the top i is %d" % i
        numbers.append(i)

        i = i + 1
        print "numbers now: ", numbers
        print "at the bottom i is now %d" % i


    print "the numbers: "

    for num in numbers:
        print num

whileloop()