https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5329d1b74a86b3a22ff36f7976bfe720ee06d10d commit: 5329d1b74a86b3a22ff36f7976bfe720ee06d10d branch: main author: Ned Batchelder <[email protected]> committer: nedbat <[email protected]> date: 2024-09-27T06:17:25-04:00 summary:
Docs: for for/else clarify that return or raise also skip the else (#124591) Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <[email protected]> files: M Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst index c97c65f7a3988e..fd765e58ff2485 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst @@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ after the loop finishes its final iteration, that is, if no break occurred. In a :keyword:`while` loop, it's executed after the loop's condition becomes false. -In either kind of loop, the :keyword:`!else` clause is **not** executed -if the loop was terminated by a :keyword:`break`. +In either kind of loop, the :keyword:`!else` clause is **not** executed if the +loop was terminated by a :keyword:`break`. Of course, other ways of ending the +loop early, such as a :keyword:`return` or a raised exception, will also skip +execution of the :keyword:`else` clause. This is exemplified in the following :keyword:`!for` loop, which searches for prime numbers:: _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-checkins.python.org/ Member address: [email protected]
