Lazy Programming Series – Break and Continue Statement

In Python, break and continue are flow control statements used within loops (such as for and while loops) to alter the flow of execution.

Break: This statement is used to exit the loop prematurely. When break is encountered within a loop, the loop is terminated, and the program control resumes at the next statement following the loop.

Continue: This statement is used to skip the rest of the code inside the loop for the current iteration and proceed to the next iteration. It essentially skips the remaining code within the loop for the current iteration but doesn’t terminate the loop itself.

Both break and continue statements are helpful for controlling the flow of loops based on certain conditions or criteria.