continue — Intermediate Playground

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

Python Playground

# Process only valid records
records = [
    {"name": "Alice", "age": 30},
    {"name": "", "age": 25},
    {"name": "Bob", "age": -1},
    {"name": "Charlie", "age": 35},
]

valid = []
for record in records:
    if not record["name"]:
        continue
    if record["age"] < 0:
        continue
    valid.append(record)

print(f"Valid records: {len(valid)}")
for r in valid:
    print(f"  {r['name']}, age {r['age']}")

Output

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continue is useful for guard clauses at the top of a loop body, keeping the main logic un-indented and readable.

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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