Loop Types
There may be a situation, when you need to execute a block of code several times. In general, statements are executed sequentially: The first statement in a function is executed first, followed by the second, and so on. Programming languages provide various control structures that allow for more complicated execution paths. A loop statement allows us to execute a statement or group of statements multiple times and the following is the general form of a loop statement in most programming languages:
Python programming language provides the following types of loops to handle looping requirements.
| Sr.No | Loop Type & Description |
| 1 | while loop: Repeats a statement or group of statements while a given condition is true. It tests the condition before executing the loop body. |
| 2 | for loop :Execute a sequence of statements multiple times and abbreviates the code that manages the loop variable. |