break Statement

The break statement immediately stops the loop and exits out of it, even if the loop condition is still true.

Example:

for i in range(10):
    if i == 5:
        break
    print(i)

Output:

0
1
2
3
4

Explanation: When i reaches 5, the break statement is triggered and the loop ends.

continue Statement

The continue statement skips the current iteration and goes to the next one.

Example:

for i in range(5):
    if i == 2:
        continue
    print(i)

Output:

0
1
3
4

Explanation: When i == 2, the continue skips that iteration and goes to i == 3.

pass Statement

The pass statement does nothing. It's a placeholder when a statement is syntactically required but you don't want to write any code yet.

Example:

for i in range(3):
    if i == 1:
        pass  # placeholder for future code
    print(f"Processing {i}")

Output:

Processing 0
Processing 1
Processing 2

Explanation: pass does nothing — it's often used in places where you plan to add code later (e.g., empty functions or conditionals).

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