How To Easily Use Python Break Statement – Python Code Examples

In this post, we’ll learn how to use Python break statement in Python code. We’ll explain everything in detail from its syntax to its proper implementation in practical examples.

After reading this post, you’ll be able to incorporate Python break statement in your own Python code with ease.

So let’s not wait anymore and just dive right into it.

Outline

1. What is Python Break Statement?
2. Syntax of Break
3. Implementing Python Break Statement (Multiple Examples)
4. Example 1: Integer in For Loop
5. Example 2: String in For Loop
6. Conclusion

What is Python Break Statement?

It is used to change/stop the flow of Python loops. As we already know, the loop continues to execute until the condition is false. But sometimes, we want to stop the loop before its completely executed. For that, we use Python break statement.

It breaks the loop and the statements after the loop starts executing. If we have a nested loops and the break statement is used in the inner loops then they will get terminated.

Let’s now understand Python break statement with proper practical examples. But first, let’s understand its syntax.

Syntax of Break

break

This is the keyword that you have to use if you want to break the loop at some specific point.

Implementing Python Break Statement (Multiple Examples)

Let’s now understand  the working of break statement practically.

Example 1: Integer in For Loop

for i in range(10):
    print(i)
    if(i==4):
        break             // breaks the loop 
print('THE LOOP ENDS')    // statement outside loop

Output

0 
1 
2 
3 
4 
THE LOOP ENDS

You can see that we have specified a condition that if the value of integer is equal to 4 then break the loop. As a result, the loop breaks successfully and the statement outside the loop got executed.

Example 2: String in For Loop

val='Purple'
for i in val:
    print(i)
    if(i=='l'):
        break           // breaks the loop from here
print('THE LOOP ENDS')  // outside loop

Output

P 
u 
r 
p 
l 
THE LOOP ENDS

As you can see that we have specified a string and have looped over it. We also have used a condition that the value which will take every item of the string while the loop executes is equal to alphabet l(L). Then execute the if statement body in which Python break statement is implemented.

So when the value matches, the break will execute which will break the loop flow and shift the control outside the loop.

So this is how you can easily implement Python break statement in your code. Hope you like this post.

Don’t hesitate to ask if you still have any questions related to the implementation of Python break statement. I’ll be very glad to answer all.

Conclusion

To conclude, hope you now have a clear, in-depth idea of how to properly use Python break statement. I would love to have your thoughts on this post. Thank you for reading it.

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