The continue statement in Python is used to skip the rest of the code inside the enclosing loop for the current iteration and move on to the next iteration of the loop. It’s often used in while and for loops.
Here are some examples:
Skipping even numbers in a list:
Skipping numbers in a list using continue keyword
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
for num in numbers:
if num % 2 == 0:
continue
print(num)
Output
1
3
5
In this example, the continue statement skips the print statement for even numbers. So, only odd numbers are printed.
Skipping a specific character in a string:
Skipping a specific character in a string using continue keyword
word = "Hello"
for char in word:
if char == 'e':
continue
print(char)
Output
H
l
l
o
In this example, the continue statement skips the print statement when the character is ‘e’. So, all characters except ‘e’ are printed.
Skipping negative numbers in a list:
Skipping negative numbers in a list using continue keyword
numbers = [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6]
for num in numbers:
if num < 0:
continue
print(num)
Output
1
3
5
In this example, the continue statement skips the print statement for negative numbers. So, only positive numbers are printed.
Skipping a loop iteration in a while loop:
Skipping a loop iteration in a while loop using continue keyword
count = 0
while count < 5:
count += 1
if count == 3:
continue
print(count)
Output
1
2
4
5
In this example, the continue statement skips the print statement when count is 3. So, all numbers except 3 are printed.
Skipping specific elements in a dictionary:
Skipping elements in a dictionary using continue keyword
person = {"name": "Alice", "age": 25, "city": "New York"}
for key in person:
if key == "age":
continue
print(key, person[key])
Output
name Alice
city New York
In this example, the continue statement skips the print statement when the key is ‘age’. So, all key-value pairs except ‘age’ are printed.
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