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What else is for in loops

Explore how the else statement functions with Python for loops to execute code when loops complete without a break. Understand its primary use in searching for items within an iterable and learn how it affects control flow, enhancing your grasp of Python loop structures.

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The else statement in loops only executes if the loop completes successfully. The primary use of the else statement is for searching for items:

Python 3.5
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
for i in my_list:
    if i == 3:
        print("Item found!")
        break        
    print(i)
else:
    print("Item not found!")

In this code, we break out of the loop when i ...