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Loop Else

A loop else block runs only when the loop did not end with break.

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If the loop reaches break, the else block is skipped. This branch means the search succeeded early.

Source

names = ["Ada", "Grace", "Guido"]

for name in names:
    if name == "Grace":
        print("found")
        break
else:
    print("missing")

Output

found
loop bodyfell through · else runsbroke · else skipped
The loop's else branch runs only when the loop falls through naturally; break skips it.

If the loop finishes without break, the else block runs. This branch means the search examined every value and found nothing.

Source

for name in names:
    if name == "Linus":
        print("found")
        break
else:
    print("missing")

Output

missing

Notes

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Example code

Expected output

found
missing

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