continue — Advanced Playground

Skips the rest of the current loop iteration and moves to the next

Python Playground

data = ["42", "hello", "17", "", "99", "3.14", "7"]

numbers = []
for item in data:
    try:
        numbers.append(int(item))
    except ValueError:
        continue

print(f"Parsed numbers: {numbers}")

# Continue with nested context
matrix = [[1, 0, 3], [0, 5, 6], [7, 8, 0]]
for i, row in enumerate(matrix):
    for j, val in enumerate(row):
        if val == 0:
            continue
        print(f"({i},{j})={val}", end=" ")
    print()

Output

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continue combined with try/except lets you skip invalid items in a loop gracefully without stopping the entire iteration.

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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