Collatz conjecture - Python calculations

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course_Lesson1.py

#Collatz conjecture
# Loop 3
def collatz(n):
    orit = n
    cnt = 0

    while n != 1:
        cnt += 1
        if n % 2 == 0: #n is even
            n = n/2
        else: #n is odd
            n = 3 * n + 1
        if cnt > 500: #If the number of steps is greater than 500 the program prints out the number
            print(str(cnt) + " Steps taken" + " and the number was:" + str(orit))
    return orit, cnt

i = 0
print("Start calculating... Please wait")
while i <= 1000000:
    i += 1
    e = (str(collatz(i)))

print("End of calculations. Thanks.")