play an animation only a few times?

How do you make an actor play an animation a limited number of times (without looping)? I have the tutorial panda actor, and want to make him take only 10 steps.

Also, how do you keep an actor from combining animations? I want the panda to walk, then turn, not turn and walk at the same time.

I think you might need to take a closer look at sequences.

panda3d.org/manual/index.php/Actor_Intervals
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panda3d.org/manual/index.php/S … _Parallels