The loop technique in Python

In this Python lesson, you'll learn how to control the execution of a loop using loop control statements like break and continue.

Python programming language provides 2 types of loops, for loops and while loops. Use these loops together with loop control statements like break and continue you can create different types of loops. We'll learn about these Python loops below.

Infinite loop in Python

It is possible to create infinite loops in Python using while. When the while loop condition always True , you get an infinite loop.

To get rid of an infinite loop in Python, use Ctrl + C.

Example of while using infinite loop:

The Python program below requires the user to enter a number and print 3 times the number of that number. The loop is infinite because there are no stopping conditions.

 while True: 
  num = int(input("Nhập một số: ")) 
  print("Gấp ba của",num,"là",3 * num) 

The result when running the above code is:

 Nhập một số: 3 
 Gấp ba của 3 là 9 
 Nhập một số: 5 
 Gấp ba của 5 là 15 
 Nhập một số: 7 
 Gấp ba của 7 là 21 
 Nhập một số: 9 
 Gấp ba của 9 là 27 
 Nhập một số: 10 
 Gấp ba của 10 là 30 
 Nhập một số: 
 Traceback (most recent call last): 

You just enter Enter will continue to enter the new number and the program will run until you press Ctrl + C.

Python loop with the condition at the beginning

This is a regular repeat, without a break statement. The while loop condition will appear at the beginning and end of the loop when this condition is False .

Python loop diagram provided at the beginning:

The loop technique in Python Picture 1

Example of a loop with the condition at the beginning:

 # Try different numbers by assigning numbers to n 
 n = 15 

 # Use the following command if you want users to enter numbers 
 #n = int (input ("Enter number n:")) 

 # Initializing and counting variables i 
 tong = 0 
 i = 1 

 while i <= n: 
 tong = tong + i 
 i = i + 1 # update count 
 # Code by TipsMake.com 
 # in total 
 print ("Sum of numbers from 1 to", n, "is", tong) 

The above program repeats the numbers until the given number n , sums those numbers and prints them to the screen. After running the program, we get the result:

 Tổng các số từ 1 đến 15 là 120 

Python loop with conditions in between

This type of loop can be done using an infinite loop associated with the break statement in the loop block.

Python loop diagram with conditions in between:

The loop technique in Python Picture 2

Example of a loop with the middle condition:

 # Nhận đầu vào từ người dùng cho đến khi họ nhập một nguyên âm nguyenAm = "aeiouAEIOU" # vòng lặp vô hạn while True : m = input ( "Nhập một nguyên âm: " ) # Điều kiện ở giữa khối lệnh if m in nguyenAm : break print ( "Đây không phải là nguyên âm. Hãy thử lại!" ) # Code by TipsMake.com print ( "Chuẩn rồi, cảm ơn bạn!" ) 

The above program requires the user to enter a vowel, accompanied by a test command to force the user to enter until correct. As long as the user data entered is not vowel until then the loop continues.

After running the program, we get the following results:

The loop technique in Python Picture 3

Python loop with the condition at the end

This type of loop ensures that the block is executed at least once. It can be done using an infinite loop along with the break command at the end. This is quite similar to the do.while loop in C.

Python loop diagram provided at the end:

The loop technique in Python Picture 4

Example of Python loop with the end condition:

Below we will create a dice program, giving random results to users using a while loop. The loop will continue until the user chooses to stop.

 # Tung xúc xắc cho đến khi người dùng chọn thoát 
 import random while True : input ( "Nhấn Enter để tung xúc xắc" ) # nhận số mặt xúc xắc bất kỳ từ 1 đến 6 num = random . randint ( 1 , 6 ) print ( "Bạn tung được mặt" , num ) option = input ( "Bạn có muốn tung lại không?(y/n) " ) # điều kiện if option == 'n' : break 

When running the program, we get the following result:

 Nhấn Enter để tung xúc xắc 
 Bạn tung được mặt 1 
 Bạn có muốn tung lại không?(y/n) y 
 Nhấn Enter để tung xúc xắc 
 Bạn tung được mặt 4 
 Bạn có muốn tung lại không?(y/n) n 
 >>> 

So you already know the basic iteration techniques in Python, don't forget to do Python exercises to practice your repetition techniques.

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