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For Loop in Python

The for loop in Python allows executing code once for each item in a list, tuple, string or other iterable objects. It can iterate through the elements and print them. Some key features include using break to exit the loop early, continue to skip an element, and range to loop a specific number of times. Nested loops allow an inner loop to execute once for each iteration of the outer loop.

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For Loop in Python

The for loop in Python allows executing code once for each item in a list, tuple, string or other iterable objects. It can iterate through the elements and print them. Some key features include using break to exit the loop early, continue to skip an element, and range to loop a specific number of times. Nested loops allow an inner loop to execute once for each iteration of the outer loop.

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For Loop in Python

With the for loop we can execute a set of statements, once for each item in a list, tuple,
set etc.

Example
Print each fruit in a fruit list:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


for x in fruits:
print(x)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for.py


apple
banana
cherry

The for loop does not require an indexing variable to set beforehand.

Looping Through a String


Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters:

Example
Loop through the letters in the word "banana":

for x in "banana":
print(x)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_string.py


b
a
n
a
n
a

The break Statement


With the break statement we can stop the loop before it has looped through all the
items:
Example
Exit the loop when x is "banana":

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


for x in fruits:
print(x)
if x == "banana":
break

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_break.py


apple
banana

Example
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)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_break2.py


apple

The continue Statement


With the continue statement we can stop the current iteration of the loop, and continue
with the next:

Example
Do not print banana:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


for x in fruits:
if x == "banana":
continue
print(x)

Output:
C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_continue.py
apple
cherry

The range() Function


To loop through a set of code a specified number of times, we can use
the range() function,

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.

Example
Using the range() function:

for x in range(6):
print(x)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_range.py


0
1
2
3
4
5

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):

Example
Using the start parameter:

for x in range(2, 6):


print(x)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_range2.py


2
3
4
5

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):

Example
Increment the sequence with 3 (default is 1):

for x in range(2, 30, 3):


print(x)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_range3.py


2
5
8
11
14
17
20
23
26
29

Else in For Loop


The else keyword in a for loop specifies a block of code to be executed when the loop is
finished:

Example
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!")

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_else.py


0
1
2
3
4
5
Finally finished!

Nested Loops
A nested loop is a loop inside a loop.

The "inner loop" will be executed one time for each iteration of the "outer loop":

Example
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)

Output:

C:\Users\My Name>python demo_for_nested.py


red apple
red banana
red cherry
big apple
big banana
big cherry
tasty apple
tasty banana
tasty cherry

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