Difference between revisions of "For loop in Python"
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Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters: | Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters: | ||
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To loop through a set of code a specified number of times, we can use the range() function, | To loop through a set of code a specified number of times, we can use the range() function, | ||
The range() function returns a sequence of numbers, starting from 0 by default, and increments by 1 (by default), and ends at a specified number. | The range() function returns a sequence of numbers, starting from 0 by default, and increments by 1 (by default), and ends at a specified number. | ||
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for x in range(6): | for x in range(6): | ||
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however it is possible to specify the increment value by adding a third parameter: range(2, 30, 3): | however it is possible to specify the increment value by adding a third parameter: range(2, 30, 3): | ||
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A nested loop is a loop inside a loop. | A nested loop is a loop inside a loop. | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 28 August 2024
A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence (that is either a list, a tuple, a dictionary, a set, or a string).
This is less like the for keyword in other programming languages, and works more like an iterator method as found in other object-orientated programming languages.
With the for loop we can execute a set of statements, once for each item in a list, tuple, set etc.
loop through items or a string
Example: Print each fruit in a fruit list:
The for loop does not require an indexing variable to set beforehand.
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
print(x)
Example: Looping Through a String
Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters:
for x in "banana":
print(x)
loop through a set of number
The range() Function To loop through a set of code a specified number of times, we can use the range() function, The range() function returns a sequence of numbers, starting from 0 by default, and increments by 1 (by default), and ends at a specified number.
Example: Using the range() function:
for x in range(6):
print(x)
Note that range(6) is not the values of 0 to 6, but the values 0 to 5.
The range() function defaults to 0 as a starting value, however, it is possible to specify the starting value by adding a parameter: range(2, 6), which means values from 2 to 6 (but not including 6):
for x in range(2, 6):
print(x)
The range() function defaults to increment the sequence by 1, however it is possible to specify the increment value by adding a third parameter: range(2, 30, 3):
Example: Increment the sequence with 3 (default is 1):
for x in range(2, 30, 3):
print(x)
advanced stuff
-Nested Loops=
A nested loop is a loop inside a loop.
The "inner loop" will be executed one time for each iteration of the "outer loop":
Example
Print each adjective for every fruit:
adj = ["red", "big", "tasty"]
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in adj:
for y in fruits:
print(x, y)
source: https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_for_loops.asp