🔀 Transfer / Jump Statements

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2025

Jump (or Transfer) statements are used to change the normal flow of loops or conditional execution. They either skip, stop, or do nothing.

Hinglish Tip 🗣: "Jump statements ko kuch aise smjh shkte hai ki ye program ka shortcut ya exit gate — kabhi beech mein se nikal jao, kabhi agle step pe jump kar jao."

🏷 Types of Jump Statements in Python

1. break Statement

Immediately terminates the loop.
Control moves outside the loop.

for i in range(1, 6):
    if i == 3:
        break
    print(i)
# Output:
# 1
# 2
# 👉 Loop ends as soon as i == 3.

2. continue Statement

Skips the current iteration of the loop.
Moves to the next iteration without executing remaining code inside loop.

for i in range(1, 6):
    if i == 3:
        continue
    print(i)
# Output:
# 1
# 2
# 4
# 5
#  👉 i==3 Skipped

3. pass Statement

Does nothing.
Used as a placeholder for future code.

for i in range(1, 3):
    if i == 2:
        pass
    print(i)
# Output:
# 1
# 2
# 3
# 👉 At i == 2, pass executes but does nothing.

4. else Clause with Loops

Python allows an else block with loops.
else runs only if loop finishes normally (without break).
If a break is used, then else won’t execute.

for i in range(1, 5):
    if i == 3:
        break
    print(i)
else:
    print("Loop finished successfully")

# Output:
# 1
# 2
# 👉 else skipped because loop ended with break

for i in range(1, 5):
    print(i)
else:
    print("Loop finished successfully")

# Output:
# 1
# 2
# 3
# 4
# Loop finished successfully
# 👉 Here else runs because loop finished without break.

Quick Summary:

Statement	Purpose	Effect
break	Exit the loop immediately	Loop stops; else (if any) is skipped
continue	Skip current iteration	Moves to next loop cycle
pass	Do nothing (placeholder)	No action; keeps syntax valid
loop + else	Run extra block if loop ends normally	Runs only when no break occurs

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