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Applied College ‫الكلية التطبيقية‬

Chapter 5: Loops In Python

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Looping your code with while

while conditional_expression:
instruction_one
instruction_two
instruction_three
:
:
instruction_n

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 An infinite loop
while True:
print("I'm stuck inside a loop.")

# Store the current largest number here.

largest_number = -999999999
# Input the first value.
number = int(input("Enter a number or type -1 to stop: "))
# If the number is not equal to -1, continue.
while number != -1:
# Is number larger than largest_number?
if number > largest_number:
# Yes, update largest_number.
largest_number = number
# Input the next number.
number = int(input("Enter a number or type -1 to stop: "))
# Print the largest number.
print("The largest number is:", largest_number)

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# A program that reads a sequence of numbers and counts how many numbers are even
and how
# many are odd. The program terminates when zero is entered.
odd_numbers = 0
even_numbers = 0
# Read the first number.
number = int(input("Enter a number or type 0 to stop: "))
# 0 terminates execution.
while number != 0:
# Check if the number is odd.
if number % 2 == 1:
# Increase the odd_numbers counter.
odd_numbers += 1
else:
# Increase the even_numbers counter.
even_numbers += 1
# Read the next number.
number = int(input("Enter a number or type 0 to stop: "))
# Print results.
print("Odd numbers count:", odd_numbers)
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 Using a counter variable to exit a loop

counter=int(input("How many operations you want")

while counter != 0:
print("Inside the loop.", counter)
counter -= 1
print("Outside the loop.", counter)

counter = 0
while counter < 10:
print("Inside the loop.", counter)
counter += 1
print("Outside the loop.", counter)

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Looping your code with for

for var in iterable:
# statements

# Python program to illustrate

# Iterating over a list
arr = ["geeks", "for", "geeks"]
for i in arr:
print(i)

Output:
Geeks
for
geeks

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 Looping your code with for
The value of i is currently 0
The value of i is currently 1
The value of i is currently 2
for i in range(10): The value of i is currently 3
print("The value of i is currently", i) Output
The value of i is currently 4
The value of i is currently 5
The value of i is currently 6
The value of i is currently 7
The value of i is currently 8
The value of i is currently 9

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Looping Through a Set

$ python basicloop.py
print('Before')
Before
for thing in [9, 41, 12, 3, 74, 15] : 9
print(thing) 41
print('After')
12
3
74
15
After
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 More about the for loop and the range() function with three arguments
❑ The range() function may also accept three arguments – take a look at the code in the editor.

for i in range(2, 8, 3): The value of i is currently 2

Output
print("The value of i is currently", i) The value of i is currently 5

❑ The third argument is an increment – it's a value added to control the variable at every loop turn (as you may suspect, the default
value of the increment is 1).
2 to the power of 0 is 1
2 to the power of 1 is 2
2 to the power of 2 is 4
2 to the power of 3 is 8
2 to the power of 4 is 16
power = 1 2 to the power of 5 is 32
2 to the power of 6 is 64
for expo in range(16): 2 to the power of 7 is 128
print("2 to the power of", expo, "is", power) Output 2 to the power of 8 is 256
power *= 2 2 to the power of 9 is 512
2 to the power of 10 is 1024
2 to the power of 11 is 2048
2 to the power of 12 is 4096
2 to the power of 13 is 8192
2 to the power of 14 is 16384
2 to the power of 15 is 32768

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The break and continue statements

❑ break – exits the loop immediately, and unconditionally ends the loop's operation; the program begins to
execute the nearest instruction after the loop's body;

❑ continue – behaves as if the program has suddenly reached the end of the body; the next turn is started
and the condition expression is tested immediately.

# break - example
print("The break instruction:")
for i in range(1, 6):
if i == 3: The break instruction:
break Inside the loop. 1
print("Inside the loop.", i) Inside the loop. 2
print("Outside the loop.") Outside the loop.

# continue - example Output The continue instruction:

Inside the loop. 1
print("\nThe continue instruction:") Inside the loop. 2
for i in range(1, 6): Inside the loop. 4
Inside the loop. 5
if i == 3:
Outside the loop.
continue
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 The break and continue statements

largest_number = -99999999
counter = 0

while True:
number = int(input("Enter a number or type -1 to end the
program: "))
if number == -1:
break Enter a number or type -1 to end the program: 3
counter += 1 Enter a number or type -1 to end the program: 5
if number > largest_number:
Output Enter a number or type -1 to end the program: 1
largest_number = number Enter a number or type -1 to end the program: -1
The largest number is 5
if counter != 0:
print("The largest number is", largest_number)
else:
print("You haven't entered any number.")

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The break and continue statements

largest_number = -99999999
counter = 0

number = int(input("Enter a number or type -1 to end program:

"))

while number != -1:

if number == -1: Enter a number or type -1 to end program: 2
continue Enter a number or type -1 to end the program: 6
counter += 1
Output Enter a number or type -1 to end the program: -1
The largest number is 6
if number > largest_number:
largest_number = number
number = int(input("Enter a number or type -1 to end the
program: "))

if counter:
print("The largest number is", largest_number)
else:
print("You haven't entered any number.")
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 Making use of lists

my_list = [10, 1, 8, 3, 5]
total = 0

for i in range(len(my_list)): Output 27

total += my_list[i]

print(total)

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Quiz

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 ❑ Question 1: Create a for loop that counts from 0 to 10, and prints odd
numbers to the screen. Use the skeleton below:
for i in range(1, 11): for i in range(0, 11):
# Line of code. solution if i % 2 != 0:
# Line of code. print(i)

❑ Question 2: Create a while loop that counts from 0 to 10, and prints
odd numbers to the screen. Use the skeleton below:

x=1 x=1
while x < 11: while x < 11:
# Line of code. solution if x % 2 != 0:
# Line of code. print(x)
# Line of code. x += 1

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❑ Question 3: Create a program with a for loop and a break statement. The program should
iterate over characters in an email address, exit the loop when it reaches the @ symbol, and
print the part before @ on one line. Use the skeleton below:

for ch in for ch in
"[email protected] "john.smith@pythonin
rg": stitute.org":
if ch == "@": solution if ch == "@":
# Line of code. break
# Line of code. print(ch, end="")

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 ❑ Question 4: Create a program with a for loop and a continue statement. The program
should iterate over a string of digits, replace each 0 with x, and print the modified string to
the screen. Use the skeleton below:
for digit in "0165031806510":
if digit == "0": for digit in "0165031806510":
# Line of code. if digit == "0":
# Line of code. solution print("x", end="")
# Line of code. continue
print(digit, end="")

❑ Question 5: What is the output of the following code?

n = 3

while n > 0: 4
print(n + 1) 3
n -= 1 solution
2
else: 0
print(n)
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❑ Question 6: What is the output of the following code?

n = range(4)
-1
for num in n: 0
print(num - 1) solution 1
else: 2
print(num) 3

❑ Question 7: What is the output of the following code?

for i in range(0, 6, 3): 0

solution
print(i) 3

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 ❑ Question 8: What is the output of the following snippet?

lst = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
lst.insert(1, 6)
del lst[0]
lst.append(1) solution [6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1]
print(lst)

❑ Question 9: What is the output of the following snippet?

lst = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
lst_2 = []
add = 0

for number in lst:

solution [1, 3, 6, 10, 15]
add += number
lst_2.append(add)

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❑ Question 10: What is the output of the following snippet?

lst = []
del lst solution NameError: name 'lst' is not defined
print(lst)

❑ Question 11: What is the output of the following snippet?

lst = [1, [2, 3], 4]

[2, 3]
print(lst[1]) solution
3
print(len(lst))

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