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Break and Continue Statement in Python

 

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Break and Continue Statements in Python

In Python, the break and continue statements are used to control the flow of loops. They provide greater control over how and when the loop should terminate or skip an iteration.

The Break Statement

The break statement is used to exit a loop prematurely when a certain condition is met. It stops the execution of the loop and moves to the code that follows the loop.


# Using break in a loop
for i in range(10):
    if i == 5:
        break
    print(i)

In this example, the loop will print numbers from 0 to 4 and then terminate when i equals 5.

The Continue Statement

The continue statement is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and continue with the next iteration. It effectively skips the rest of the code inside the loop for the current iteration only.


# Using continue in a loop
for i in range(10):
    if i == 5:
        continue
    print(i)

In this example, the loop will print numbers from 0 to 9, except for 5, which is skipped.

Using Break and Continue in While Loops

The break and continue statements can also be used in while loops to provide additional control over loop execution.


# Using break in a while loop
count = 0

while count < 10:
    print(count)
    count += 1
    if count == 5:
        break

In this example, the loop will print numbers from 0 to 4 and then terminate when count equals 5.


# Using continue in a while loop
count = 0

while count < 10:
    count += 1
    if count == 5:
        continue
    print(count)

In this example, the loop will print numbers from 1 to 10, except for 5, which is skipped.

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