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Python continue statement
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.
Syntax
continue
Flow Diagram
Example
Live Demo
#!/usr/bin/python
for letter in 'Python': # First Example
if letter == 'h':
continue
print 'Current Letter :', letter
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var = 10 # Second Example
while var > 0:
var = var -1
if var == 5:
continue
print 'Current variable value :', var
print "Good bye!"
When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −
Current Letter : P
Current Letter : y
Current Letter : t
Current Letter : o
Current Letter : n
Current variable value : 9
Current variable value : 8
Current variable value : 7
Current variable value : 6
Current variable value : 4
Current variable value : 3
Current variable value : 2
Current variable value : 1
Current variable value : 0
Good bye!
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