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The Python for loop statement allows iterating over items in a sequence like a list or string. The basic syntax uses an iterating variable to represent each item in the sequence within the loop body. For loops can iterate over sequences directly or by index. An else block can be used with a for loop and will execute after the loop finishes normally without breaking from a condition.

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Python For Loop Statements - Tutorialspoint

The Python for loop statement allows iterating over items in a sequence like a list or string. The basic syntax uses an iterating variable to represent each item in the sequence within the loop body. For loops can iterate over sequences directly or by index. An else block can be used with a for loop and will execute after the loop finishes normally without breaking from a condition.

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Python for Loop Statements

It has the ability to iterate over the items of any


sequence, such as a list or a string.

Syntax

for iterating_var in sequence:


statements(s)

If a sequence contains an expression list, it is


evaluated first. Then, the first item in the
sequence is assigned to the iterating variable
iterating_var. Next, the statements block is
executed. Each item in the list is assigned to
iterating_var, and the statement(s) block is
executed until the entire sequence is exhausted.

Flow Diagram

Example

Live Demo
#!/usr/bin/python

for letter in 'Python': # First Exam


print 'Current Letter :', letter

fruits = ['banana', 'apple', 'mango']


for fruit in fruits: # Second Exa
print 'Current fruit :', fruit

print "Good bye!"

When the above code is executed, it produces the


following result −

Current Letter : P
Current Letter : y
Current Letter : t
Current Letter : h
Current Letter : o
Current Letter : n
Current fruit : banana
Current fruit : apple
Current fruit : mango
Good bye!

Iterating by Sequence Index


An alternative way of iterating through each item
is by index offset into the sequence itself.
Following is a simple example −

Live Demo
#!/usr/bin/python

fruits = ['banana', 'apple', 'mango']


for index in range(len(fruits)):
print 'Current fruit :', fruits[index

print "Good bye!"

When the above code is executed, it produces the


following result −
Current fruit : banana
Current fruit : apple
Current fruit : mango
Good bye!

Here, we took the assistance of the len() built-in


function, which provides the total number of
elements in the tuple as well as the range() built-
in function to give us the actual sequence to
iterate over.

Using else Statement with For


Loop
Python supports to have an else statement
associated with a loop statement

If the else statement is used with a for


loop, the else statement is executed
when the loop has exhausted iterating
the list.
The following example illustrates the
combination of an else statement with a for
statement that searches for prime numbers from
10 through 20.

Live Demo
#!/usr/bin/python

for num in range(10,20): #to iterate


for i in range(2,num): #to iterate
if num%i == 0: #to determi
j=num/i #to calcula
print '%d equals %d * %d' % (nu
break #to move to the next numb
else: # else part of
print num, 'is a prime number'
break

When the above code is executed, it produces the


following result −

10 equals 2 * 5
11 is a prime number
12 equals 2 * 6
13 is a prime number
14 equals 2 * 7
15 equals 3 * 5
16 equals 2 * 8
17 is a prime number
18 equals 2 * 9
19 is a prime number

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