How to Exit Loops Early With the Python Break Keyword

Break Out of Loops With Python's break Keyword

Joseph Peart
Joseph Peart 8 Lessons 22m basics python
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In Python, the break statement lets you exit a loop prematurely, transferring control to the code that follows the loop. This tutorial guides you through using break in both for and while loops. You’ll also briefly explore the continue keyword, which complements break by skipping the current loop iteration.

By the end of this video course, you’ll understand that:

  • A break in Python is a keyword that lets you exit a loop immediately, stopping further iterations.
  • Using break outside of loops doesn’t make sense because it’s specifically designed to exit loops early.
  • The break doesn’t exit all loops, only the innermost loop that contains it.

What’s Included:

  • 8 Lessons
  • Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
  • 2 Downloadable Resources
  • Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
  • Interactive Quiz to Check Your Progress
  • Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
  • Certificate of Completion

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Break Out of Loops With Python's break Keyword

6 Lessons 17m

  1. 1. Break Out of Loops With Python's break Keyword (Overview)01:21
  2. 2. Getting to Know the break Statement03:31
  3. 3. Exiting a Loop With a Fixed Number of Iterations03:03
  4. 4. Using break to Process User Input04:33
  5. 5. Exiting Nested Loops Using break02:52
  6. 6. Writing Advanced Loops With else02:38

Reviewing What You've Learned

2 Lessons 4m

  1. 1. Break Out of Loops With Python's break Keyword (Quiz)03:30
  2. 2. Break Out of Loops With Python's break Keyword (Summary)01:18
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About Joseph Peart

Joseph is a software developer, data geek, bootcamp instructor, and board game enthusiast. He lives in Canada with his wife and cats. He loves learning new things, teaching those things to other people, and talking about himself in the third person.

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