Continue statement in Python language

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Continue statement in Python language

In this tutorial. we will discuss the Continue statement in Python language

In this post, we will learn about the usage of “continue” in “for loop” and “while loops” in Python. Continue is a keyword in python that is used to control the flow of loops. This statement can be used inside for and while loops. The continue statement provides with an option to skip the current flow of the loop until the exit from the loop

Syntax

Syntax of continue

Flow diagram for continue

Control of the flow of loops of “continue” in “for loop”

Control the flow of loops of “continue” in “while loop”

Continue statement for loop in Python

In these examples, we will explain how to control the flow by “continue” statement in “for loop” in Python language.

This program allows to display a range of number from 1 to 10 using “for loop” but value 6 is skipped by continue statement.

Program 1

In this program, value num is initialized at 1 (range 1 to 10). Then, “for loop” creates the loop as long as the variable number is between 1 to 10.

In this “for loop“, the number increases by 1 with each step.
Here, we see that the number 6 never occurs as output because number 6 is skipped by continue statement.
But the “for loop” continues after skipping the value 6, then the lines start for numbers 7-10, before leaving the loop.

When the above code is executed, The following output is displayed

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 (equivalent value 6 skipped)

Program 2

This program allows the display of number from 1 to 10 from a list of numbers in python. But value 5 is skipped by the continue statement.

This program uses the “continue” statement in python that contains a list of named number with values from 1 to 10. The “for loop” constructs the print element of number list.

Then, there is an “if statement” that presents a condition with “continue statement”. In the “if condition“, the variable number is equivalent to integer value of 5.

Then the loop will continue having skipped the value 5.

When the above code is executed, The following output is displayed

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10

//continue statement skipped value of 5

Continue statement in while loop of Python

Program 1

When the above code is executed, The following output is displayed
1
2
3
4
5

Same program but continues with while loop. We can see, the “continue” skipped the value 3 in this program.

Program 2

This program allows to display from 1 to 10 using “while loop” in python. But value 5 is skipped by continue

When the above code is executed, The following output is displayed

(‘printed values’, 1)

(‘printed values’, 2)

(‘printed values’, 3)

(‘printed values’, 4)

(5, ‘value skipped’)

(‘printed values’, 6)

(‘printed values’, 7)

(‘printed values’, 8)

(‘printed values’, 9)

(‘printed values’, 10)

At the above program, int I initializes 1, while loop test- statement checks the conditionuntil the condition is true. So the expected display is between 1 to 10 integer number. But at the “if condition“, “continue” skips the value 5.

Continue statement in Python language