Break & Continue

Syntax

<pre><code># break — exit loop immediately
for num in range(10):
    if num == 5:
        break
    print(num)  # 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

# continue — skip current iteration
for num in range(10):
    if num % 2 == 0:  # skip even numbers
        continue
    print(num)  # 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

# else clause on loops (runs when loop completes normally)
for num in range(5):
    print(num)
else:
    print("Loop completed!")  # runs unless break was used

# Nested loop with break
for i in range(3):
    for j in range(3):
        if j == 1:
            break  # only breaks inner loop
        print(f"i={i}, j={j}")
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