Practice Using While Loop for Finding Position - 13.2.2 | 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 is a while loop used for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the purpose of repetition in programming.

Question 2

Easy

What does the break statement do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how you would stop a process in the middle.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of a while loop?

  • To loop a fixed number of times
  • To ensure code runs at least once
  • To execute code as long as a condition is true

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how loops can behave if we don't know the number of iterations in advance.

Question 2

Does the break statement prevent the else clause from executing?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what breaking means in the context of looping.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a findpos function that should return the last position of a value in a list instead of the first one. Discuss the differences in logic.

πŸ’‘ Hint: You need to continuously track the position of the found value.

Question 2

Refactor your previous while loop for findpos into a recursive function. What considerations must you take into account?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of how to manage recursion depth and base cases.

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