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A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence (that is either a list, a tuple, a dictionary, a set, or a string)
A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence (that is either a list, a tuple, a dictionary, 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, set etc.
Print each fruit in a fruit list:
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for
x in fruits:
print(x)
The for loop does not require an indexing variable to set beforehand.
Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters:
Loop through the letters in the word "banana":
for x in "banana":
print(x)
With the break statement we can stop the loop before it has looped through all the items:
Exit the loop when x
is "banana":
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
if x ==
"banana":
break
Exit the loop when x
is "banana",
but this time the break comes before the print:
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
if x ==
"banana":
break
print(x)
With the continue statement we can stop the current iteration of the loop, and continue with the next:
Do not print banana:
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
if x ==
"banana":
continue
print(x)
range()
The range() function returns a sequence of numbers, starting from 0 by default, and increments by 1 (by default), and ends at a specified number.
Using the range() function:
for x in range(6):
print(x)
Note that range(6) is not the values of 0 to 6, but the values 0 to 5.
The range() function defaults to 0 as a starting value, however it is possible to specify the starting value by adding a parameter: range(2, 6), which means values from 2 to 6 (but not including 6):
Using the start parameter:
for x in range(2, 6):
print(x)
The range() function defaults to increment the sequence by 1, however it is possible to specify the increment value by adding a third parameter: range(2, 30, 3):
Increment the sequence with 3 (default is 1):
for x in range(2, 30, 3):
print(x)
The else
keyword in a
for
loop specifies a block of code to be
executed when the loop is finished:
Print all numbers from 0 to 5, and print a message when the loop has ended:
for x in range(6):
print(x)
else:
print("Finally finished!")
Note: The else
block will NOT be executed if the loop is stopped by a break
statement.
Break the loop when x
is 3, and see what happens with the
else
block:
for x in range(6):
if x == 3: break
print(x)
else:
print("Finally finished!")
A nested loop is a loop inside a loop.
The "inner loop" will be executed one time for each iteration of the "outer loop":
Print each adjective for every fruit:
adj = ["red", "big", "tasty"]
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in adj:
for y in fruits:
print(x, y)
for
loops cannot be empty, but if you for
some reason have a for
loop with no content, put in the pass
statement to avoid getting an error.
for x in [0, 1, 2]:
pass
Loop through the items in the fruits
list.
fruits = ["apple",
"banana", "cherry"] x fruits print(x)