break — Easy Examples

Exits the nearest enclosing for or while loop immediately

Exit a loop early

Using break to stop a loop when a condition is met.

python

# Find the first number divisible by 7
for i in range(1, 100):
    if i % 7 == 0:
        print(f"First multiple of 7: {i}")
        break

# Break out of a while loop
password = ["wrong", "wrong", "correct", "wrong"]
attempt = 0
while attempt < len(password):
    if password[attempt] == "correct":
        print(f"Access granted on attempt {attempt + 1}")
        break
    attempt += 1

Expected Output

First multiple of 7: 7
Access granted on attempt 3

break immediately exits the innermost loop. Code after break in the loop body is skipped.

Break with user-like input

Simulating an input loop with break.

python

commands = ["help", "status", "run", "quit", "more"]
for cmd in commands:
    if cmd == "quit":
        print("Goodbye!")
        break
    print(f"Running: {cmd}")

Expected Output

Running: help
Running: status
Running: run
Goodbye!

break is commonly used to exit loops when a sentinel value or exit condition is found.

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