Python
Programming
Loops in Python
Learning
outcomes:
Introduction to Loops
Types of Loops
• for loop
• while loop
• nested loop
Loop Control Statements
• Break, continue and pass statement
Introduction to Loops
There could be a situation where you got to
execute a block of code several numbers of times.
Generally, statements are executed sequentially.
The primary statement during a function is
executed first, followed by the second, and so on.
A loop statement allows us to execute a statement
or group of statements multiple times.
Types STATEMENTS
LOOPING of Loops
Nested
For
loops
While
Types of Loops
For loop:
• Executes a sequence of statements multiple
times and abbreviates the code that manages
the loop variable.
• A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence.
• It is like an iterator method as found in other
object-orientated programming languages.
Types of Loops
For loop:
Syntax:
for var in sequence:
statements(s)
Here var is a variable that is used for iterating over
a sequence. On every iteration it takes the next
value from sequence until the end of sequence is
reached.
sequence : A sequence of values that will be
assigned to the target variable var. Values are
provided using a list or a string or from the built-in
function range().
Types of Loops
For loop:
Example:
for letter in ‘Expert':
print ('Current letter is:', letter)
range() function:
range() is a built-in function of Python. It is used
when a user needs to perform an action for a
specific number of times. The range() function is
used to generate a sequence of numbers.
Types of Loops
For loop:
Example:
for x in range (6) :
print (x)
Example:
for y in range (15, 20) :
print (y)
Types of Loops
while loop:
• Repeats a statement or group of statements
while a given condition is TRUE. It tests the
condition before executing the loop body.
• While Loop is used to execute number of
statements or body till the condition passed in
while is true.
• Once the condition is false, the control will
come out of the loop.
Types of Loops
while loop:
Syntax:
while expression:
statement(s)
Here, statement(s) may be a single statement or a
block of statements. The condition may be any
expression, and true is any non-zero value. The
loop iterates while the condition is true.
When the condition becomes false, program
control passes to the line immediately following
the loop.
Types of Loops
while loop:
Example-1 :
count = 0
while (count < 6):
print ('The count is:', count)
count = count + 1
Example-2:
table =8
while table < 81 :
print (table)
table+=8
Types of Loops
nested loop:
The placing of one loop inside the body of another
loop is named nesting. Once you “nest” two loops,
the outer loop takes control of the amount of
complete repetitions of the inner loop. Thus inner
loop is executed N- times for each execution of
outer loop.
Python programming language allows to use one
loop inside another loop .
Types of Loops
nested loop:
Syntax for nested for loop :
for iterating_var in sequence:
for iterating_var in sequence:
statements(s)
statements(s)
Syntax for nested while loop :
while expression:
while expression:
statement(s)
statement(s)
Types of Loops
nested loop:
Example:
for i in range(1,6):
for j in range (1,i+1):
print (i, end=" ")
print ()
Types of Loops
Infinite loop:
A loop becomes infinite loop if a condition never
becomes FALSE. You must use caution when using
while loops because of the possibility that this
condition never resolves to a FALSE value. This
results in a loop that never ends. Such a loop is
called an infinite loop.
An infinite loop might be useful in client/server
programming where the server needs to run
continuously so that client programs can
communicate with it as and when required.
Types of Loops
Infinite loop:
Example:
cnt = 10
while (cnt > 9):
print ('The count is:', cnt)
Loop Control Statements
Loop control statements change execution
from its normal sequence. When execution
leaves a scope, all automatic objects that
were created in that scope are destroyed.
Python supports the following control
statements.
break
continue
pass
Loop Control Statements
break statement:
Terminates the loop statement and transfers
execution to the statement immediately following
the loop.
The most common use for break is when some
external condition is triggered requiring a hasty exit
from a loop. The break statement can be used in
both while and for loops.
Loop Control Statements
break statement:
Example:
for i in range(11,21):
if(i==17):
break
print(i)
Loop Control Statements
continue statement:
Causes the loop to skip the remainder of its body
and immediately retest its condition prior to
reiterating.
It returns the control to the beginning of the while
loop. The continue statement rejects all the
remaining statements in the current iteration of the
loop and moves the control back to the top of the
loop.
The continue statement can be used in both while
and for loops.
Loop Control Statements
continue statement:
Example:
for i in range(16,21):
if(i==18):
continue
print(i)
Loop Control Statements
Pass statement:
The pass statement in Python is used when a
statement is required syntactically but you do not
want any command or code to execute.
The pass statement is a null operation; nothing
happens when it executes. The pass is also useful in
places where your code will eventually go, but has
not been written yet.
Loop Control Statements
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Loop Control Statements
Pass statement:
Example:
for i in range(26,35):
if(i==30):
pass
print(i)
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