Python Programming : A Modern Approach

Control Flow 3.15

3.9 CONTROL TRANSFER STATEMENTS

The control transfer statements change the order in which your code is executed, by

transferring control from one piece of code to another. The Python language has two

control transfer statements:

3.9.1 Continue

The continue statement tells a loop to stop what it is doing and start from the

beginning of the next iteration through the loop. It says ‘I am done with the current

loop iteration’ without leaving the loop altogether.

Continue statement: A statement that causes the current iteration of a loop to

end. The ow of execution goes to the top of the loop; it evaluates the condition and

proceeds ...