Practice Eliminating Manual Position Tracking - 13.2.5 | 13. Breaking out of a loop | Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the break statement do in loops?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of scenarios when you'd want to stop the loop early.

Question 2

Easy

Explain the purpose of the else clause in a loop.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What does it mean for a loop to terminate?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the break statement?

  • To iterate a loop
  • To exit a loop
  • To define a loop

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what would happen if you didn't have a break statement.

Question 2

True or False: The else clause for loops executes if a loop is terminated using a break.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on how the loop’s termination depends on its flow.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Write a function that will find all occurrences of a value in a list without using any manual position tracking. Report an array of indices where the value is found.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how you can leverage list comprehensions to achieve this.

Question 2

Create a function that returns the first value in a list that meets a certain condition and uses a break statement to exit upon finding it.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Define the condition clearly and remember that breaking should happen at the first valid instance.

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