<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Create a while loop using the given conditions.
counter = 0
max_count = 5<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
while counter < max_count:
    counter += 1<|im_end|>
