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    "### <center>San Jose State University<br>Department of Applied Data Science<br><br>**DATA 200<br>Computational Programming for Data Analytics**<br><br>Spring 2024<br>Instructor: Ron Mak</center>"
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    "# 3.15 `break` and `continue` Statements"
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    "#### Use a `break` statement if you need a `for` or `while` loop to terminate \"prematurely\". For example, the following loop, instead of looping until `number` reaches 100, exits immediately when `number` equals 10."
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    "for number in range(100):\n",
    "    if number == 10:\n",
    "        break\n",
    "    print(number, end=' ')"
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    "#### Good Python programming practice says we should use `break` sparingly. We should allow loops to terminate \"naturally\". A `while` loop terminates naturally when its condition becomes false. A `for` loop  terminates naturally at the end of its sequence."
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    "#### Use the `continue` statement if you want to skip the remainder of the loop's suite, and the next execution of the suite to start immediately. For example, in the following loop, the value 5 is not printed. When `number` equals five, printing the value is skipped."
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    "for number in range(10):\n",
    "    if number == 5:\n",
    "        continue\n",
    "    print(number, end=' ')"
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   "source": [
    "# Additional material (C) Copyright 2023 by Ronald Mak"
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