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Python - Loop

Python has two main types of loops: while loops and for loops. While loops execute statements as long as a condition is true, and can include break and continue statements, while for loops iterate over sequences like lists and strings. Additionally, an else statement can be used with while loops to execute code when the condition becomes false.

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Python - Loop

Python has two main types of loops: while loops and for loops. While loops execute statements as long as a condition is true, and can include break and continue statements, while for loops iterate over sequences like lists and strings. Additionally, an else statement can be used with while loops to execute code when the condition becomes false.

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Python Loop

Loop
Python has two primitive loop commands:
• while loops
• for loops

The while Loop


With the while loop we can execute a set of statements as long as a condition is true.

EX: Print X as long as X is less than 6:

X=1
while X < 6:
print(X)
X += 1
Exit the loop when X is 3
X=1
while X < 6:
print(X)
if X == 3:
break
X += 1
Continue to the next iteration if X is 3:
X=0
while X < 6:
X += 1
if X == 3:
continue
print(X)
Note that number 3 is missing in the result

The else Statement


With the else statement we can run a block of code once when the condition no longer
is true:
EX: Print a message once the condition is false:
X=1
while X < 6:
print(X)
X += 1
else:
print("X is no longer less than 6")
Python For Loops
A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence (that is either a list, a tuple, adictionary,
a set, or a string).
This is less like the for keyword in other programming languages, and works more like
an iterator method as found in other object-orientated programming languages.
With the for loop we can execute a set of statements, once for each item in a list,
tuple.

Looping Through a String


EX : Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters:
for x in "banana":
print(x)

The break Statement


With the break statement we can stop the loop before it has looped through all the
items:
EX: Exit the loop when x is "banana":
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
if x == "banana":
break

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