Loops in Python
From the Python cheat sheet · Control Flow · verified Jul 2026
Loops
for and while loops with break, continue, and else clauses.
python
# for loop
for item in items:
print(item)
# range
for i in range(5): # 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
print(i)
# while loop
while count > 0:
count -= 1
# break / continue
for x in range(10):
if x == 3: continue # skip 3
if x == 7: break # stop at 7💡 Use enumerate() instead of range(len()) — it's cleaner and more Pythonic
⚡ zip() pairs elements from multiple iterables — stops at the shortest
📌 The else clause on a loop runs only if the loop did NOT hit a break
🟢 Use continue to skip an iteration, break to exit the loop entirely
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