break — Easy Playground

Exits the nearest enclosing for or while loop immediately

Python Playground

# 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

Output

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

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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