Loops

An introduction to looping in Python.

In a programming language, we sometimes need to execute statements x number of times. We don’t want to write the same programming statement x times, as doing so would make the code unreadable. Also, if we want to change something, we would have to change each block of code. That’s why looping is necessary.

Definite and indefinite iterations

Iteration can be definite or indefinite. Definite iterations are repeated a specific number of times, while indefinite iterations are repeated until a condition is met.

Quiz: The importance of looping

Q

Why is looping or iteration important in any programming language?

A)

To determine the order of execution of statements

B)

To create multiple paths of execution

C)

To reduce execution time

D)

To simplified code by removing redundant steps

While loop

A while loop iterates a block until the ...