import time a = 0 b = 0 c = 0 d = 0 e = 0 def add(x): if(x < 9): x = x + 1 elif(x == 9): x = "a" elif(x == "a"): x = "b" elif(x == "b"): x = 0 return x while(True): time.sleep(.5) print a,b,c,d,e e = add(e) if(e == 0): d = add(d) if(d == 0): c = add(c) if(c == 0): b = add(b) if(b == 0): a = add(a)