How to Break out a loop in Python

Breaking out a for loop

Example 1

""" print all the languages list items before 'Python' """

#list
languages = ["Ruby", "Javascript", "Php", "Python", "Go" ]

for i in languages:
    print(i)
    if i == "Python":
        break

output

Ruby 

Javascript

Php

Python

in the above example, the loop has broken when did it reach to "Python" item

Example 2

""" this code is counting and break when it reaches in 50 """

x = 50

for i in range(100):
    
    print(i)
    
    if i == x:
        break

output

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50

as you can see in this second example, tho loop has broken when it reaches 50

Breaking out a while loop

Example 1

""" the loop will break when it reaches 10 """

x = 1

while x < 50:
    print(x)
    if x == 10:
        break
    x += 1

output

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as you can see the while loop has broken when it reaches 10.

Conclusion

in this article, we've learned how to use break in for and while loop.
if you want to know when you should use for and while loop, recommended visiting for vs wihle loop in python