Python Break and Continue Keywords

Python break keyword

The break keyword helps to stop the iteration of looping statements.

Example

numbers_list = [
    0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
]
for number in numbers_list:
    if number == 3:
        break
    print(number)

0
1
2

In the above example, we used a for loop to print the numbers 0 to 5. However, if the number equals 3 (number == 3), then after we break the for loop iteration since the number only prints from 0 to 2, and then it stops.

Python continue keyword

The continue keyword allows us to stop the current iteration of the loop and continue with the next.

Example

numbers_list = [
    0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
]
for number in numbers_list:
    if number == 3:
        continue
    print(number)

0
1
2
4
5

In the above example, we used a for loop to print the numbers 0 to 5. However, if the number equals 3 (number == 3), call the continue keyword because calling the continue will skip the current iteration and move to the next. In the output, you see the numbers 0 to 5 are displayed, but the number 3 is missing.