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Loops

Explore the fundamentals of loops in Python, including for loops and while loops. Learn to iterate through ranges, lists, and nested structures to automate repetitive instructions. This lesson helps you understand control flow mechanisms essential for writing efficient scientific code.

A loop is a control structure that is used to repeatedly execute a set of instructions. They solve the problem of having to write the same set of instructions over and over again.

There are two types of loops that we can use in Python:

  • for loop
  • while loop

For loops #

In a for loop, we need to define three main things:

  1. The name of the iterator
  2. The sequence to be traversed
  3. The set of operations to be performed
for iterator in sequence:
    operations to be performed

The in keyword specifies that the iterator will go through the values in the sequence or data structure.

Looping through a range

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