Day 8: Loop Control Statements

Master the use of break, continue, and pass in Python loops.

Task

Practice using loop control statements to manage program flow.

Description

Python provides three key loop control statements:

  1. break
    • Exits the loop immediately
    • Used when a certain condition is met
  2. continue
    • Skips the current iteration
    • Continues with the next loop iteration
  3. pass
    • Acts as a placeholder
    • Does nothing when executed

Examples

Using break

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numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
for num in numbers:
    if num == 4:
        break
    print(num)

Output:

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3

Using continue

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for num in numbers:
    if num % 2 == 0:
        continue
    print(num)

Output:

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3

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5

Using pass

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for num in numbers:
    if num == 3:
        pass
    print(num)

Output:

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6

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