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Learn The First For Loop | The For Loop
Python Loops Tutorial
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Python Loops Tutorial

Python Loops Tutorial

1. The For Loop
2. The while Loop
3. Nested Loops
4. List and Dictionary Comprehensions

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The First For Loop

Using loops you can iterate over sequences like lists, strings, or numerical ranges, they allow to process large amounts of data with minimal code.

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  • item is a variable that takes the value of each element in the sequence one at a time;
  • sequence is the data you are iterating through, such as a list, string, or range;
  • for statement block is executed for every item in the sequence.

Imagine you have a string variable and want to print each letter of it in a column. Since a string is a sequence of letters, you can use a loop to achieve this.

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word = 'iteration' letters = [] # Adding every letter in the word to the list for letter in word: letters.append(letter)
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  • The word variable holds the string 'iteration'.
  • The for loop iterates over each character in the string.
  • Each character is appended to the letters list in each iteration.
  • After the loop, letters contains all the characters from 'iteration' as individual elements.

Make sure to name the item variable meaningfully. For example, if you iterate through a list called people, the appropriate variable name should be person.

Task

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You are a traveler who wants to create a travel list. You have a list of countries and need to add them to your travel list.

  • Iterate through the countries list using a for loop.
  • Update travel_list so that it contains only the countries from countries.

Solution

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book
The First For Loop

Using loops you can iterate over sequences like lists, strings, or numerical ranges, they allow to process large amounts of data with minimal code.

py
  • item is a variable that takes the value of each element in the sequence one at a time;
  • sequence is the data you are iterating through, such as a list, string, or range;
  • for statement block is executed for every item in the sequence.

Imagine you have a string variable and want to print each letter of it in a column. Since a string is a sequence of letters, you can use a loop to achieve this.

123456
word = 'iteration' letters = [] # Adding every letter in the word to the list for letter in word: letters.append(letter)
copy
  • The word variable holds the string 'iteration'.
  • The for loop iterates over each character in the string.
  • Each character is appended to the letters list in each iteration.
  • After the loop, letters contains all the characters from 'iteration' as individual elements.

Make sure to name the item variable meaningfully. For example, if you iterate through a list called people, the appropriate variable name should be person.

Task

Swipe to start coding

You are a traveler who wants to create a travel list. You have a list of countries and need to add them to your travel list.

  • Iterate through the countries list using a for loop.
  • Update travel_list so that it contains only the countries from countries.

Solution

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Section 1. Chapter 1
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