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(UPI) Chapter 7: Comprehensive Guide to Python Loops and Control Statements

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Loops in Programming

A loop is a code block that runs a set of statements while a given condition is true. Loops are often used for performing repetitive tasks. For example:

  • The software on a phone repeatedly checks to see if the phone is idle. Once the time set by a user is reached, the phone is locked.
  • Loops can also be used for iterating over lists, such as student names in a roster, and printing the names one at a time.

In this chapter, two types of loops are introduced:

  1. For Loop
  2. While Loop

This chapter also introduces the break and continue statements, which are used to control a loop's execution.