Python Programming with the Java™ Class Libraries: A Tutorial for Building Web and Enterprise Applications with Jython

Summary

Control flow allows programs to execute nonsequentially using the if, while, and for compound statements. if conditionally executes a statement, while executes a statement while a condition is true, and for iterates through a sequence. All three can contain else clauses that execute when the if condition is false, when it becomes false, or when the items in a list are or become empty, respectively.

As compound statements, if, while, and for contain clauses. Clauses contain suites and control their execution. if contains if, elif, and else clauses; while contains while and else clauses; and for contains for and else clauses. Within the while and for statements, break and continue, as their names imply, break out of a loop and continue ...