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he break<\/strong> and continue<\/strong> statements are used to control the flow of loops in Python.
They help you stop a loop early or skip certain iterations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These statements can be used inside both for loops<\/strong> and while loops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BREAK STATEMENT<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The break<\/strong> statement immediately stops the loop.
When break is executed, the loop ends and control moves to the next line after the loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syntax<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
break<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Example with For Loop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
for i in range(1, 6):
    if i == 4:
        break
    print(i)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Output:
1
2
3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The loop stops when i<\/code> becomes 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Example with While Loop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
num = 1while num <= 5:
    if num == 3:
        break
    print(num)
    num += 1<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The loop ends when num<\/code> reaches 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONTINUE STATEMENT<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
The continue<\/strong> statement skips the current iteration and moves to the next one.
It does not stop the loop completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Syntax<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
continue<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Example with For Loop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
for i in range(1, 6):
    if i == 3:
        continue
    print(i)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Output:
1
2
4
5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number 3 is skipped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Example with While Loop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
num = 0while num < 5:
    num += 1
    if num == 2:
        continue
    print(num)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The number 2 is skipped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BREAK AND CONTINUE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Break \u2192 Stops the loop completely
Continue \u2192 Skips one iteration and continues the loop<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEN TO USE BREAK<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 When a required condition is met
\u2022 When searching for something in a loop
\u2022 When you want to exit early<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEN TO USE CONTINUE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 When you want to skip specific values
\u2022 When filtering data inside a loop
\u2022 When ignoring unwanted conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding break and continue<\/strong> gives you better control over loop execution and helps in writing efficient Python programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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