3.
ITERATION OR LOOPING
ITERATION
3. ITERATION OR LOOPING
What is loop or iteration?
Loops can execute a block of code number of
times until a certain condition is met.
OR
The iteration statement allows instructions to be
executed until a certain condition is to be
fulfilled.
The iteration statements are also called as loops
or Looping statements.
3. ITERATION OR LOOPING
Python provides two kinds of loops & they
are,
while loop
for loop
while loop
A while loop allows general repetition based
upon the repeated testing of a Boolean condition
The syntax for a while loop in Python is as
follows:
while condition: : Colon Must
body
Where, loop body contain the single
statement or set of statements (compound
statement) or an empty statement.
Contd..
while loop - programs
# Natural Numbers generation
OUTPUT
for LOOP
Python’s for-loop syntax is a more
convenient alternative to a while loop when
iterating through a series of elements. The
for-loop syntax can be used on any type of
iterable structure, such as a list, tuple str, set,
dict, or file
Syntax or general format of for loop is,
for element in iterable:
body
for LOOP
Python’s for-loop syntax is a more
convenient alternative to a while loop when
iterating through a series of elements. The
for-loop syntax can be used on any type of
iterable structure, such as a list, tuple str, set,
dict, or file
Syntax or general format of for loop is,
for element in iterable:
body
for LOOP
Till the list
exhaust for loop
will continue to
execute.
OUTPUT
for LOOP - range KEYWORD
The range() function returns a sequence
of numbers, starting from 0 by default, and
increments by 1 (by default), and ends at a
specified number.
range(start, stop, step)
x = range(3, 6)
for n in range(3,6):
OR for n in x:
print(n)
print(n)
for LOOP - range KEYWORD
#Generating series of numbers
OUTPUT
for LOOP - range KEYWORD
#Generating even numbers
OUTPUT
for LOOP - range KEYWORD
# print string character by character
OUTPUT
else statement in loop
else can be used in for and while loops the
else body will be executed as and when the
loop’s conditional expression evaluates to false
OUTPUT
4. BRANCHING OR JUMPING STATEMENTS
1. break STATEMENT
Break can be used to unconditionally jump
out of the loop. It terminates the execution of
the loop. Break can be used in while loop and
for loop. Break is mostly required, when
because of some external condition, we need
to exit from a loop.
1. break STATEMENT
Loop Cond
ition break
? causes
jump
True
Statement
1
break
1. break STATEMENT
OUT PUT
2. continue STATEMENT
The continue statement in
Python returns the control to the
beginning of the while loop. The continue
statement rejects all the
remaining statements in the current
iteration of the loop and moves the
control back to the top of the loop.
The continue statement can be used in
both while and for loops.
2. continue STATEMENT
Loop Cond False
ition
?
Tru
e Statement
1
Statements
ignored or continue
skipped
Statement continue
n causes
jump
2. continue STATEMENT
when i value becomes 2 the print statement gets
skipped, continue statement goes for next iteration,
hence in the out put 2 is not printed
Difference Between break and continue
break continue
Difference Between break and continue
BREAK CONTINUE
It terminates the execution It terminates only the current
of remaining iteration of iteration of the loop.
the loop.
'break' resumes the control 'continue' resumes the control
of the program to the end of the program to the next
of loop enclosing that iteration of that loop enclosing
'break'. 'continue'.
It causes early termination It causes early execution of
of loop. the next iteration.
'break' stops the 'continue' do not stops the
continuation of loop. continuation of loop, it only
stops the current iteration.