Python While Loop

while is simplest loop in python programming that is depending of expression which are provide by program. result of expression in boolean form. if that result are not false then that will executes loop statement.

There syntax as follows.

while expressionCondition:
  #statements
  #statements-N

For example

index=10
#expression (index<=15)
while index<=15:
  #statements
  print(index)
  index+=1

Output

10
11
12
13
14
15

When expression is false, then terminates execution of while loop. that is a very simple example. we can used any kind of expression and condition. let take another example to print list elements using while loop.

listData=[1,2,4,5,6] #simple list
terminate=len(listData) #get size of list

index=0
while index<terminate: #expression
  print(listData[index]) #display list data
  index+=1 #modified index

Output

1
2
4
5
6

We can print list element using of "for" loop of very efficient manner. but that is an also alternate to display list element.

Nested while loop in python

Nested is a way to organize one conditional block inside another conditional block in similar type. in similar way to define one loop inside another (while loop) that is called nested of while loop.

while expression1:
  #statements
  while expression2:
    #statements
    while expressionN:
      #statements

For example

#Nested while loop example
listData=[100,[1,2,3],[9,7,8,11]]
i=0
j=0
innerLength=0
outerLength=len(listData)
#outer while loop
while i<outerLength:
  j=0
  if(type(listData[i])==list) :
    innerLength=len(listData[i])
  else:
    print("list[",i,"]",listData[i]) #not list
    innerLength=0
  #inner while loop
  while j<innerLength:
    print("list[",i,"][",j,"]",listData[i][j])
    j+=1
  i+=1

Output

list[ 0 ] 100
list[ 1 ][ 0 ] 1
list[ 1 ][ 1 ] 2
list[ 1 ][ 2 ] 3
list[ 2 ][ 0 ] 9
list[ 2 ][ 1 ] 7
list[ 2 ][ 2 ] 8
list[ 2 ][ 3 ] 11

in similar way we can use any number of nested while loops in programs.

Break statement

Brake are used to terminate loop execution within the specified condition.

point=10
while True:
  if(point<=-1 or point>=20):
    break #condition to terminate loop
  print(point)
  point+=3
print("After terminate loop :",point)  

Output

10
13
16
19
After terminate loop : 22

continue statement

This statement are manage execution flow of loop. this statement are only used within the loop.

point=1
while point<10:
  point+=1
  if(point>=3 and point<=7):
    continue
  print(point)
print("After terminate loop :",point)  

Output

2
8
9
10
After terminate loop : 10