continue — Easy Playground

Skips the rest of the current loop iteration and moves to the next

Python Playground

# Print only odd numbers
for i in range(10):
    if i % 2 == 0:
        continue
    print(i, end=" ")
print()

# Skip blank lines
lines = ["hello", "", "world", "", "python"]
for line in lines:
    if not line:
        continue
    print(line)

Output

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continue skips the rest of the current iteration and jumps to the next one. The loop itself keeps running.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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