no side effects

[Bo M. Maryniuck]

On Wednesday 08 January 2003 15:10, Michele Simionato wrote:
> I was surprised by the following code:
> >>> for i in [1,2,3]:
> ...     print i,
> ...     i=3
> I would have expected only 1 to be printed, 
Wrong.

> but instead Python continues the loop 
Yes.

> Maybe others will appreciate that.
Probably you want this:
>>> for i in [1, 2, 3]:
...     print i
...     if i == 1:break
... 
1

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Regards, Bogdan

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