Break and Continue in Python

A for loop normally processes every item, but sometimes that is not what you need. This Block introduces two practical ways to control a loop: use break when the work is finished, and use continue when one item should be skipped. You will follow small searches, character-processing examples, and command lists to see exactly how each keyword changes the program flow.

What you will learn:

• Stop a for loop early with break
• Skip the rest of one iteration with continue
• Search for the first matching item without processing everything after it
• Ignore unwanted items while allowing the loop to keep running
• Combine conditions, break, and continue clearly
• Avoid common mistakes involving indentation, keyword placement, and loop flow

Leave with a clear rule: use break when the loop is done, use continue when only the current item should be skipped, and use neither when a simple condition already says enough.