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cpython (3.2): Issue #15630: Add an example for "continue" statement in the tutorial. Patch by
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http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e855e6c26dfb
changeset: 78537:e855e6c26dfb
branch: 3.2
parent: 78533:df4ace12e413
user: Senthil Kumaran <senthil [at] uthcode>
date: Sun Aug 12 12:01:47 2012 -0700
summary:
Issue #15630: Add an example for "continue" statement in the tutorial. Patch by
Daniel Ellis.
files:
Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
Misc/NEWS | 3 +++
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@
The :keyword:`break` statement, like in C, breaks out of the smallest enclosing
:keyword:`for` or :keyword:`while` loop.
-The :keyword:`continue` statement, also borrowed from C, continues with the next
-iteration of the loop.
-
Loop statements may have an ``else`` clause; it is executed when the loop
terminates through exhaustion of the list (with :keyword:`for`) or when the
condition becomes false (with :keyword:`while`), but not when the loop is
@@ -194,6 +191,22 @@
occurs. For more on the :keyword:`try` statement and exceptions, see
:ref:`tut-handling`.
+The :keyword:`continue` statement, also borrowed from C, continues with the next
+iteration of the loop::
+
+ >>> for num in range(2, 10):
+ ... if x % 2 == 0:
+ ... print("Found an even number", num)
+ ... continue
+ ... print("Found a number", num)
+ Found an even number 2
+ Found a number 3
+ Found an even number 4
+ Found a number 5
+ Found an even number 6
+ Found a number 7
+ Found an even number 8
+ Found a number 9
.. _tut-pass:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@
Documentation
-------------
+- Issue #15630: Add an example for "continue" stmt in the tutorial. Patch by
+ Daniel Ellis.
+
- Issue #15444: Use proper spelling for non-ASCII contributor names. Patch
by Serhiy Storchaka.
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
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