{"id":182855,"date":"2024-03-13T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T05:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=182855"},"modified":"2024-03-12T20:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T19:39:06","slug":"python-loops-a-guide-for-efficient-iteration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-loops-a-guide-for-efficient-iteration","title":{"rendered":"Python loops: A Guide for Efficient Iteration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"182855\" class=\"elementor elementor-182855\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac5056 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bac5056\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229186e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"229186e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automation and repetition are ubiquitous concepts in programming. Imagine having to perform the same action hundreds or even thousands of times. This would not only be tedious, but also a source of errors. Programming languages such as Python offer powerful tools for managing these repetitions: loops.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2864ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2864ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re browsing a list of data, repeating an operation until a condition is met, or even generating sequences, loops are of paramount importance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1Related articles:<\/p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"656\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Matplotlib: Master Data Visualization in Python &quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/matplotlib-master-data-visualization-in-python\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/matplotlib-master-data-visualization-in-python\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matplotlib: Master Data Visualization in Python <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Python Crash Course: Get started &quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-all-you-need-to-know\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-all-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python Crash Course: Get started <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mastering Machine Learning in Python: Data-Driven Success &quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/machine-learning-python-where-to-start\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/machine-learning-python-where-to-start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mastering Machine Learning in Python: Data-Driven Success <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Python Programming for Beginners - Episode 3&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-programming-for-beginners-episode-3\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-programming-for-beginners-episode-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python Programming for Beginners &#8211; Episode 3<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Django: All about the Python web development framework&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/django-all-about-the-python-web-development-framework\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/django-all-about-the-python-web-development-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Django: All about the Python web development framework<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;NumPy : the most used Python library in Data Science&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/numpy-the-python-library-in-data-science\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/numpy-the-python-library-in-data-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NumPy : the most used Python library in Data Science<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c256b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"20c256b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be77c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be77c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \"for\" loop<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7c7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loop is one of the most frequently used control structures in Python. It allows you to step through elements of a sequence (such as a list, tuple &#8211; an immutable collection of elements &#8211; string) or other iterable objects, and execute a block of code for each element.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1073bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1073bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">1. Basic concept<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ac369 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ac369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Its syntax is simple and intuitive:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40268ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"40268ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>for element in sequence:\n    # block of code to execute for each element<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b8a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b8a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, to display each letter of a string :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b7bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"08b7bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>for letter in \"Python\":\n    print(letter)<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900ae8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"900ae8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">2. Use with the range() function<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed4730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most commonly used functions with the <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span> loop is <strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">range ()<\/span><\/strong>. It generates a sequence of numbers, which is useful for executing a loop a defined number of times.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9714c elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"ea9714c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>for i in range(5):\r\n    print(i)<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7786c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7786c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The example above displays numbers from 0 to 4 (<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>range(<span style=\"color: #339966;\">5<\/span>)<\/strong><\/span> generates a sequence that starts at 0 and stops before 5).<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8403017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8403017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">3. Browse lists<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6271986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6271986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lists are among the objects most commonly used with the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loop. To display the names in a list, for example:<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e46ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"86e46ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>noms = [\"Alice\", \"Bob\", \"Charlie\"]\r\nfor nom in noms:\r\n    print(nom)<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d7633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d7633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">4. Nested loops<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcaa20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffcaa20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s possible to use a <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loop inside another <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loop. For example, to display a multiplication table:<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c30e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"2c30e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>for i in range(1, 4):\r\n    for j in range(1, 4):\r\n        print(f\"{i} x {j} = {i*j}\")<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50822d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50822d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nested loops can be powerful, but should be used with caution to avoid excessive complexity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907fe68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"907fe68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6131170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6131170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \"while\" loop<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8907c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8907c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loop, which traverses a sequence of elements, the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>while<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loop executes a block of code as long as a given condition is true. It offers additional flexibility, but also requires careful attention to avoid infinite loops.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f648c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88f648c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">1. Basic concept<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f63a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f63a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Its syntax is as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019a5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"019a5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>while condition:\n    # block of code to be executed as long as the condition is true<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f23ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f23ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, to display numbers from 0 to 4 :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb51ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"0eb51ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>i = 0\r\nwhile i < 5:\r\n    print(i)\r\n    i += 1<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead7972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead7972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note the importance of incrementing variable i at each iteration to avoid an endless loop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27adb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27adb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">2. Precautions<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded4f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ded4f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main danger with the while loop is the risk of creating an infinite loop, where the block of code executes indefinitely because the condition always remains true. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid this:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you have a condition that will become false at some point.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check conditions and control variables regularly during the development phase.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4321177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4321177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s take an example of an infinite loop. Suppose we want to double the value of a variable until it reaches (or exceeds) a certain threshold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2b394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3a2b394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>limit = 100\nvalue = 1\n\nwhile value < limit:\n    print(value)\n    # Forgot to increment or modify value\n   # Instead of doubling the value as planned, we forgot this step\n    # value *= 2<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e0a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e0a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the above example, the condition <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">value<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><b>&lt;<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><strong>limit<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will always be true since the value is never modified.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2617cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2617cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">3. Practical use<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65fa956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65fa956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>while<\/strong><\/span> loop is particularly useful when the number of iterations is not known in advance. For example, to ask the user to enter a correct password:<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a61de elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"b0a61de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>password = \"secret\ninput = \"\"\nwhile input != password:\n    input = input(\"Enter password: \")\nprint(\"Access granted.\")<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b1916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b1916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>while<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loop is a valuable tool. Although it offers great flexibility, it is crucial to use it with care and discernment.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b6ad9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"21b6ad9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98bf3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d98bf3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flow control in loops<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9d0f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae9d0f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Python offers several tools for managing the flow of execution within loops, allowing greater flexibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d735374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d735374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">1. Break and continue instructions<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d2bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30d2bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>break<\/b><\/span><b> : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exit the current loop immediately. Execution resumes at the code block following the loop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1832c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1832c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Example: Find the first number divisible by 7 in a list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca04f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"ca04f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>numbers = [3, 5, 8, 12, 14, 18]\nfor n in numbers:\n    if n % 7 == 0:\n        print(f \"The first number divisible by 7 is {n}.\")\n        break<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c316b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c316b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>continue<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Interrupts the current iteration and proceeds to the next, without exiting the loop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73cf35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a73cf35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Example: Display all numbers except those divisible by 3.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b7c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"34b7c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>for i in range(10):\r\n    if i % 3 == 0:\r\n        continue\r\n    print(i)<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bfcf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34bfcf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">2. The else clause with loops<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d44c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d44c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little known, the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>else<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clause can be used with the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>while<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loops. It is executed when the loop ends normally (i.e. without being interrupted by a break).<\/span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Check if a number is prime.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1a586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3a1a586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default  \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>n = 17\nfor i in range(2, n):\n    if n % i == 0:\n        print(f\"{n} is not a prime number.\")\n        break\nelse:\n    print(f\"{n} is a prime number.\")<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38621a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d38621a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this example, if no divisor is found for <\/span><b><i>n<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>else<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clause will be executed.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b24039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3b24039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01f81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a01f81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips and best practices<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e7294 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e7e7294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9788f e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"fe9788f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa67647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa67647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image3-6.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f99f81 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"0f99f81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e14e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e14e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Infinite loops<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475eda6 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"475eda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76aed6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76aed6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infinite loops, especially with <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>while<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are a frequent pitfall. Make sure you have a clear stop condition.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8d195 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"fc8d195\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3349ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3349ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image2-7.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d18ab e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"90d18ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59a708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e59a708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List comprehension<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125cbac e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"125cbac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514ff34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"514ff34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Python feature to create lists in a concise and elegant way. Instead of a loop<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, use list comprehension.<\/span>.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Create a list of the squares of the numbers from 0 to 9.<\/span><\/p><pre><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">squares<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><b>=<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">x<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><b>**<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #666699;\">2<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>for<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">x<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>in<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #666699;\">range<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #339966;\">10<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)]<\/span><\/pre><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e5039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"33e5039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c080f8f e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"c080f8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4eb1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d4eb1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image1-10.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ba43c e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"39ba43c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41583ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41583ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limit the depth of interlocking loops<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecee4a e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"2ecee4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b1a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b1a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avoid too many overlapping loops, as they complicate legibility. For more than three levels, consider other solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68176b e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"d68176b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0666d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0666d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image4-8.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167bd58 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"167bd58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce6433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ce6433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Document<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9963700 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"9963700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66accce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66accce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A comment clarifies the purpose of the loop, especially for complex loops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed40d51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ed40d51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3015e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"a3015e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221432a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"221432a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image5-8.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a83a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"95a83a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb530b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efb530b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beware of complexity<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c581cf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"c581cf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a222f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a222f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Structure your loops wisely to optimize performance. Avoid costly in-loop operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d136f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0d136f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c91f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c91f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58e859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58e859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mastering loops is crucial for any Python developer. 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