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Python Fundamentals / Loops

Lesson 18 of 38

break and continue

break exits the loop immediately. continue skips the rest of this round and moves on to the next one.

Key points

  • break: leave the loop
  • continue: skip to next item
  • Useful in search loops
for n in range(10):
    if n == 5:
        break
    if n % 2 == 0:
        continue
    print(n)  # 1, 3
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