{"id":3112,"date":"2024-03-13T06:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-break-and-continue-in-python\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:30:10","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-break-and-continue-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-break-and-continue-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between break and continue in Python?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Python, both break and continue are keywords that control flow, but they have different purposes.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The &#8220;break&#8221; keyword is used to terminate the current loop (for, while) and exit the loop body, executing the code after the loop. 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