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Using Else Conditional Statement With For Loop in Python

In Python, the else statement can be used with for loops, executing only if the loop is not terminated by a break statement. This feature allows for conditional execution based on the loop's iterations, particularly useful when checking conditions within the loop. Examples demonstrate how the else block behaves differently depending on whether a break occurs during the loop execution.

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Using Else Conditional Statement With For Loop in Python

In Python, the else statement can be used with for loops, executing only if the loop is not terminated by a break statement. This feature allows for conditional execution based on the loop's iterations, particularly useful when checking conditions within the loop. Examples demonstrate how the else block behaves differently depending on whether a break occurs during the loop execution.

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Using Else Conditional Statement With For

loop in Python



Using else conditional statement with for loop in python
In most of the programming languages (C/C++, Java, etc), the use
of else statement has been restricted with the if conditional
statements. But Python also allows us to use the else condition
with for loops.

The else block just after for/while is executed only when the loop
is NOT terminated by a break statement.
Else block is executed in below Python 3.x program:
Python
for i in range(1, 4):
print(i)
else: # Executed because no break in for
print("No Break")

Output :
1
2
3
No Break
Else block is NOT executed in Python 3.x or below:
Python
for i in range(1, 4):
print(i)
break
else: # Not executed as there is a break
print("No Break")

Output :
1
Such type of else is useful only if there is an if condition present
inside the loop which somehow depends on the loop variable.
In the following example, the else statement will only be executed
if no element of the array is even, i.e. if statement has not been
executed for any iteration. Therefore for the array [1, 9, 8] the if
is executed in the third iteration of the loop and hence the else
present after the for loop is ignored. In the case of array [1, 3, 5]
the if is not executed for any iteration and hence the else after
the loop is executed.

Python
# Python 3.x program to check if an array consists
# of even number
def contains_even_number(l):
for ele in l:
if ele % 2 == 0:
print ("list contains an even number")
break

# This else executes only if break is NEVER


# reached and loop terminated after all iterations.
else:
print ("list does not contain an even number")

# Driver code
print ("For List 1:")
contains_even_number([1, 9, 8])
print (" \nFor List 2:")
contains_even_number([1, 3, 5])

Output:
For List 1:
list contains an even number

For List 2:
list does not contain an even number
As an exercise, predict the output of the following program.
Python
count = 0
while (count < 1):
count = count+1
print(count)
break
else:
print("No Break")

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