Loop In Python

[ankitdixit]

Hello All, I am learning python and I want to know the difference between while loop, do while loop, and for loop? Can anyone tell me the difference with some basic examples?

[ndc85430]

How are you learning? Your learning materials should tell you the difference between them. Python doesn't have a do while loop.

[Knight18]

Really, just do a quick google search. You'll find dozens of different sites with Python loops and examples.

[pyzyx3qwerty]

In simple terms -

• For loop usually specifies an item inside a list, tuple, dictionary etc.
  
• While loop usually is used to carry out a process repeatedly until a given condition is satisfied
  

As for do while loop - well, python doesn't really have that

[theknowshares]

There are different types of loops available in python ie. For loop and While loop.

There is a another function range() to create a sequence that we can use with For Loop.

[buran]

@theknowshare - promoting tutorial with python 2 examples and more over not PEP8 compatible is not advisable. Please, restrain from posting with sole purpose to promote your site.

[perfringo]

I have found that good practice is to start with Python built-in help (help('for'), help('while'))

>>> help('while')
The "while" statement
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The "while" statement is used for repeated execution as long as an
expression is true:

   while_stmt ::= "while" expression ":" suite
                  ["else" ":" suite]

This repeatedly tests the expression and, if it is true, executes the
first suite; if the expression is false (which may be the first time
it is tested) the suite of the "else" clause, if present, is executed
and the loop terminates.

A "break" statement executed in the first suite terminates the loop
without executing the "else" clause’s suite.  A "continue" statement
executed in the first suite skips the rest of the suite and goes back
to testing the expression.

Related help topics: break, continue, if, TRUTHVALUE
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